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in⋅sou⋅ci⋅ance

   [in-soo-see-uhns; Fr. an-soo-syahns]
–noun
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
Origin:
1790–1800; < F; see insouciant, -ance
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in·sou·ci·ance     (ĭn-sōō'sē-əns, āɴ'sōō-syäɴs')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Blithe lack of concern; nonchalance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 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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insouciance

noun
the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you [syn: carefreeness] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Insouciance

In`sou`ciance"\, n. [F.] Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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