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

The perpetual and universal admiration of enthusiastic travellers has produced a sort of reaction, and many tourists, in their desire to appear singular, now take the nil admirari of Horace for their motto.

From Colomba by Loyd, Lady Mary Sophia (Hely-Hutchinson)

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

The look of nil admirari boredom slowly faded from the face of the smart and dapper Brigade-Major, and for a while it displayed quite human emotions.

From Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Wren, Percival Christopher

The nil admirari school are out of favour. 

From Rome in 1860 by Dicey, Edward

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