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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Example Sentences

Lady Brassey evidently belongs not to the nil admirari school, but enjoys keenly and heartily everything that is fresh and new—a bright bit of colour or a picturesque detail.

From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport

There appeared the tall military form of old Syme, alias Timothy Tickler, with his pithy monosyllables, and determined nil admirari bearing.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 by Various

"I hope you will not include yourself in it," answered Lady Davenant: "it is contrary to your nature, and if you join the nil admirari coxcombs, it can be only for fashion's sake—mere affectation."

From Tales and Novels — Volume 10 by Edgeworth, Maria

These old-fashioned folk had not learnt the trick of nil admirari.

From The Life of John Ruskin by Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)

And this from the nil admirari brother, who seldom carried his exertions so far.

From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn