nonchalance
безразличие, беззаботность, небрежность
Nonchalance, Gelassenheit, Lässigkeit, Sprezzatura
Indifference, unconcernIndifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
UK/ˈnɒnʃələns/US/ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/
» Ziri replied with nonchalance.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
Nonchalance, Gelassenheit, Lässigkeit
безразли́чиеbezrazlíčije, беззабо́тностьbezzabótnostʹ, небре́жностьnebréžnostʹ
More definitions
- the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
Examples
2 sentencesZiri replied with nonchalance.
Her nonchalance in the face of military regulations and protocol became a source of frustration to the Navy.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
indifference; carelessness; coolness:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
indifference; carelessness; coolness:
Origin
Borrowed from French nonchalance.Borrowed from French nonchalance.
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Forms
plural: nonchalances| Singular | nonchalance |
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uncountable
Synonyms
24 synonymsboredomB1carelessnessB1disregardB2lassitudeC2lethargyC1melancholyC2uneaseB2acediaaccedieapathycarefreenesscoolnessdisinterestdoldrums
Close in meaning
- the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern:unconcernindifference
Word family
1 related wordsRelatednonchalantC2
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable