in'souciance

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insouciant (ɪnˈsuːsɪənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
carefree or unconcerned; light-hearted
 
[C19: from French, from in-1 + souciant worrying, from soucier to trouble, from Latin sollicitāre; compare solicitous]
 
in'souciance
 
n
 
in'souciantly
 
adv

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