nil admirari

American  

[neel ahd-mee-rah-ree, nil ad-mi-rair-ahy, -rair-ee] / ˈnil ˌɑd miˈrɑ ri, ˈnɪl ˌæd mɪˈrɛər aɪ, -ˈrɛər i /

Latin.

1. to wonder at nothing.

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nil admirari

One man practises his bump of veneration on all he meets; another travels on the nil admirari principle.

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix

Well then, you member of the nil admirari society, I can venture to tell my second piece of news without fear of causing you any special agitation.

From The Children of the World by Heyse, Paul

The nil admirari attitude was one which he never affected, and he had a contempt for men who denied to the great in literature and art that praise which was their due.

From The Bibliotaph and Other People by Vincent, Leon H. (Leon Henry)

This nil admirari was an expression of face.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor

As to types of travellers, they have nearly all been drawn—the irascible, the erratic, the English, the nil admirari, the enthusiastic, and so on.

From The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. by Various