pococurante
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈɹɑːn.ti/
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Adjective edit
pococurante (comparative more pococurante, superlative most pococurante)
- Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
- 1909, Ward A. W., Prothero G. W., Leathes Stanley K.C.B., Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History[1], volume VI, page 20:
- The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
apathetic
Noun edit
pococurante (plural pococurantes)
- An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.
Derived terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Coined based on Italian. See above.
Noun edit
pococurante m or f by sense (plural pococurantes)
- one who is apathetic
- Synonym: je-m’en-foutiste