nonchalant

Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/

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nonchalant (comparative more nonchalant, superlative most nonchalant)

1. Casually calm and relaxed.

   We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.

2. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

   He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.

• (casually calm): carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing
• (indifferent): blasé, unconcerned
• See also Thesaurus:calm

From French nonchalant.

nonchalant

1. nonchalant, offhand

nonchalant

1. nonchalantly, offhandedly

From French nonchalant.

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nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative nonchalantst)

1. careless, showing no interest or effort

• nonchalance

Present participle of Old French nonchaloir (“to have no importance”), from non + chaloir, equivalent to Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).

nonchalant (feminine singular nonchalante, masculine plural nonchalants, feminine plural nonchalantes)

1. Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness; slow-moving; indolent.
2. Cool, relaxed

• Although French nonchalant is usually appropriate where the English one is used, its meaning is different.

• nonchaloir
• chaloir

• “nonchalant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir, from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).

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nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative am nonchalantesten)

1. nonchalant

• nonchalant in Duden online