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in⋅sou⋅ci⋅ance
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ɪnˈsu
si
əns
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Fr.
ɛ̃
suˈsyɑ̃s
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–noun
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
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1790–1800;
< F;
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insouciant
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-ance
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in·sou·ci·ance
(ĭn-sōō'sē-əns, āɴ'sōō-syäɴs')
n. Blithe lack of concern; nonchalance.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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insouciance
1799, "carelessness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness," from Fr.
insouciant
, from
in-
"not" +
se soucier
"to care," from L.
sollicitare
"to agitate" (see
solicit
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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[in-soo-see-uh
ns; Fr. an-soo-syahns] 
