nonchalant
coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
Origin of nonchalant
1Other words for nonchalant
Opposites for nonchalant
Other words from nonchalant
- non·cha·lant·ly, adverb
Words Nearby nonchalant
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How to use nonchalant in a sentence
My son’s nonchalant response to my coming out was one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received.
Their physical presence speaks to our aesthetic biases and nonchalant insults.
These nonchalant brutalities seem at first at odds with the genteel decorum that mostly cloaks late-19th century culture.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians | Anthony Haden-Guest | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn video, Raymond Santana was smug, boastful, and nonchalant by turns, vividly reenacting who did what during the rape.
I so wanted to seem brave and nonchalant, but my hands began to shake and my heart accelerated.
The Democrats need to be similarly nonchalant about this one.
Despite Their Loss In Florida’s Special Election, Democrats Shouldn’t Panic Over November | Michael Tomasky | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAn extreme close-up of Man Ray snapped in profile (1968) hangs opposite a nonchalant-looking Andy Warhol (1965).
David Bailey’s ‘Stardust’ Shows a Keen Eye for Fine Faces | Chloë Ashby | February 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPalmer is out of town, and Lovegrove and Matthews appear wonderfully nonchalant.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonAlgernon's words could not be objected to, but the tone in which they were uttered was completely nonchalant.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor TrollopeAnd, indeed, his countenance brightened at once, and he took a chair opposite to Minnie with all his old nonchalant gaiety.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor Trollope"It seems they've spotted us," said Arcot in a voice he tried to make nonchalant.
Islands of Space | John W CampbellTo this Bobby returned ostentatious yawns of boredom and nonchalant lollings, for it seemed a small matter to be so fashed about.
Greyfriars Bobby | Eleanor Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for nonchalant
/ (ˈnɒnʃələnt) /
casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved
Origin of nonchalant
1Derived forms of nonchalant
- nonchalance, noun
- nonchalantly, adverb
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