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 [in-soo-see-uhns; Fr. an-soo-syahns]   Origin

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; < French; see insouciant, -ance
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insouciant (ɪnˈsuːsɪənt)
 
—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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insouciance
1799, "carelessness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness," from Fr. insouciant, from in- "not" + se soucier "to care," from L. sollicitare "to agitate" (see solicit).
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