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nonchalance

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non⋅cha⋅lance

  [non-shuh-lahns, non-shuh-lahns, -luhns]
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–noun
the state or quality of being nonchalant; cool indifference or lack of concern; casualness.
Origin:
1670–80; < F; see nonchalant, -ance
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non·cha·lance   (nŏn'shə-läns')   
n.  Casual lack of concern: "The contemptuous nonchalance of her trailed hand irritated him" (Elizabeth Bowen).
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nonchalance 
1678, from Fr. nonchalant, prp. of nonchaloir "be indifferent to, have no concern for" (13c.), from non- "not" + chaloir "have concern for," ult. from L. calere "be hot" (see calorie). Fr. chaland "customer, client" is of the same origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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