| Main Entry: | insouciant |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | unconcerned, undisturbed; carefree and nonchalant |
| Etymology: | Latin in- + soucier 'to disturb' |
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insouciant
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in·sou·ci·ant
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| free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. |
[Origin: 1820–30; < F, equiv. to in- in-3 + souciant prp. of soucier to worry < VL *sollicītāre, for L sollicitāre to disturb; see solicitous
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in·sou·ci·ant·ly, adverb
—Synonyms lighthearted, debonair, jaunty, breezy.
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| in·sou·ci·ant
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adj. Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant. [French : in-, not (from Old French; see in-1) + souciant, present participle of soucier, to trouble (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sollicītāre, alteration of Latin sollicitāre, to vex; see solicit).] in·sou'ci·ant·ly adv. |
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| insouciant | |
adjective | |
| marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" [syn: casual] |
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Insouciant
In`sou`ciant"\, a. [F.] Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned. --J. S. Mill.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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