Complete Definition of "nonchalant"

English

Etymology
French, 'not being concerned'.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-nonchalant.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Casually calm and relaxed.

#: She handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.

  1. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

#: He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.

Synonyms
blasé, carefree, cool, unconcerned

Translations
trans-top|Casually calm and relaxed
Finnish: huoleton
German: nonchalant#German|nonchalant
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trans-top|Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached
Finnish: välinpitämätön, piittaamaton
German: nonchalant#German|nonchalant
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ttbc|Swedish: nonchalant#Swedish|nonchalant
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German

Etymology
From F.|de term|nonchalant|lang=fr

Adjective
de-adj|comparativenonchalanter|superlativenonchalantesten

  1. nonchalant#English|nonchalant

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