désinvolte

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian disinvolto, from Spanish desenvuelto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.zɛ̃.vɔlt/

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Adjective

désinvolte (plural désinvoltes)

1. overly casual or familiar; cavalier

   Synonym: cavalier

2. nonchalant, flippant

Related terms

• désinvolture

 

References

• “désinvolte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.