nonchalance
See also: Nonchalance
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French nonchalance.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nonchalance (usually uncountable, plural nonchalances)
- Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:apathy
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Translations edit
indifference; carelessness; coolness
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French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French nonchalance.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nonchalance f (plural nonchalances)
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Descendants edit
- → English: nonchalance
- → German: Nonchalance
- → Norwegian Bokmål: nonchalanse, nonsjalanse
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: nonchalanse, nonsjalanse
- → Romanian: nonșalanță
Further reading edit
- “nonchalance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From nonchalant.
Noun edit
nonchalance f (uncountable)