C2adjective · rare

nonchalant

nonchalant · more nonchalant · most nonchalant

безтурботний, байдужий

небрежный, беспечный, невозмутимый, равнодушный

nonchalant, lässig, gleichgültig

Casually calm and relaxedCasually calm and relaxed.

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UK/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/US/ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/

» Despite her nonchalant air, she is paying close attention to everything you say.

Незважаючи на свій безпечний вигляд, вона дуже уважно слухає все те, що ти кажеш.

Незважаючи на свій безпечний вигляд, вона дуже уважно слухає все те, що ви кажете.

Meaning

2 senses

Casually calm and relaxed.
We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
nonchalant, lässig
невозмути́мыйnevozmutímyj, беспе́чныйbespéčnyj, небре́жныйnebréžnyj
безтурбо́тнийbezturbótnyj
Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
nonchalant, gleichgültig
равноду́шныйravnodúšnyj, безразли́чныйbezrazlíčnyj, небре́жныйnebréžnyj
байду́жийbajdúžyj

More definitions

marked by blithe unconcern

Examples

6 sentences

Despite her nonchalant air, she is paying close attention to everything you say.
Незважаючи на свій безпечний вигляд, вона дуже уважно слухає все те, що ти кажеш.
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Sami was so nonchalant about it.
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Matthew was acting as nonchalant as he could.
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My girlfriend's nonchalant blandishments slowly convinced me to start lifting weights and jogging.
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Sami was very nonchalant.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

casually calm and relaxed:

indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached:

Русский

By meaning 2

casually calm and relaxed:

indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

casually calm and relaxed:

indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached:

Origin

Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from no

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”).

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