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

He is not afraid to start and stare; his state of mind is exactly opposed to the high dignity of the nil admirari.

From Views and Reviews by James, Henry

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)

Bon-Bon had by this time made up his mind to the nil admirari, and endeavoured to hand down the bottles in question.

From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various

"It's pretty Miss Harriet," said Mick looking up at the ceiling with a careless nil admirari glance.

From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield

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