insouciance
English edit
Etymology edit
From French insouciance, from in- (“not”) + souciant (“worrying”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
insouciance (countable and uncountable, plural insouciances)
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:apathy
Translations edit
carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern
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nonchalance
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French edit
Etymology edit
From insouciant + -ance.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
insouciance f (plural insouciances)
Further reading edit
- “insouciance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.