nonchalance
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ʃəˈlɑns, ˈnɒn noun
the state or quality of being nonchalant; cool indifference or lack of concern; casualness.
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nonchalant (ˈnɒnʃələnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved | |
| [C18: from French, from nonchaloir to lack warmth, from | |
| 'nonchalance | |
| —n | |
| 'nonchalantly | |
| —adv | |
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Nonchalance
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Word Origin & History
nonchalance
1670s, from Fr. nonchalant, prp. of nonchaloir "be indifferent to, have no concern for" (13c.), from non- "not" + chaloir "have concern for," ultimately from L. calere "be hot" (see calorie). French chaland "customer, client" is of the same origin.
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Example sentences
His demeanor off the court mirrors his calm and nonchalance on it.
It chose not to, adding a worry that anti-Semitism displays are being met with inexcusable nonchalance.
No doubt it was the nonchalance of the painter's style that prompted the conclusion.
The validity of entire chapters in history are denied with chilling nonchalance.
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