insouciance
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si noun
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference.
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insouciant (ɪnˈsuːsɪənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| carefree or unconcerned; light-hearted | |
| [C19: from French, from | |
| in'souciance | |
| —n | |
| in'souciantly | |
| —adv | |
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Insouciance
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Archie can't admit that he's a failure, and his grim insouciance destroys everyone around him.
Lobbied for by designers and musicians, it is intended to convey instant insouciance.
Then came the hours practicing artful citrus peels, and the insouciance concerning drinks of raw egg whites.
At public meetings or in television interviews he brushes off boos, taunts and evidence with a supreme insouciance.
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