insouciant

[ in-soo-see-uhnt; French an-soo-syahn ]
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adjective
  1. free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

Origin of insouciant

1
First recorded in 1820–30; from French, equivalent to in- in-3 + souciant “worrying,” present participle of soucier “to worry,” from Vulgar Latin sollicītāre (unrecorded), from Latin sollicitāre “to disturb”; see solicitous

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Other words from insouciant

  • in·sou·ci·ant·ly, adverb

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insouciant

/ (ɪnˈsuːsɪənt) /


adjective
  1. carefree or unconcerned; light-hearted

Origin of insouciant

1
C19: from French, from in- 1 + souciant worrying, from soucier to trouble, from Latin sollicitāre; compare solicitous

Derived forms of insouciant

  • insouciance, noun
  • insouciantly, adverb

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