chalant
chalant · more chalant · most chalant
Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concernedNot nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.
US/ʃəˈlɑnt/
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, nonce word)Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.
Origin
A back-formation from nonchalant, itself from Old French non- + chalant (“concerning, bothA back-formation from nonchalant, itself from Old French non- + chalant (“concerning, bothering”). By this process, the original Old French participle was coincidentally re-formed.
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Forms
more chalant, most chalant| Comparative | more chalant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most chalant Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedchalantly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form