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- Dictionaryinsouciant/ɪnˈsuːsɪənt/
adjective
- 1. showing a casual lack of concern: "an insouciant shrug"
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relaxed and happy, with no feelings of worry or guilt: He sometimes seems insouciant to the point of carelessness. It is easy to see where her reputation for insouciant charm has come from. See. insouciance. Fewer examples. Given the scale of events, their reaction seems positively insouciant.
relaxed and happy, with no feelings of worry or guilt: He sometimes seems insouciant to the point of carelessness. It is easy to see where her reputation for insouciant charm has come from. See. insouciance. Fewer examples. Given the scale of events, their reaction seems positively insouciant.
adjective. insouciantly. in-ˈsü-sē-ənt-lē. adverb. Did you know? Don't worry; be insouciant. Perhaps your mind will rest easier if we explain that English speakers learned insouciance (as well as the adjective insouciant) from the French around the early 1800s.
Insouciant definition: free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. . See examples of INSOUCIANT used in a sentence.
An insouciant action or quality shows someone's lack of concern about something which they might be expected to take more seriously. [ formal ] Programme-makers seem irresponsibly insouciant about churning out violence.
Only people with no real troubles can afford to be insouciant during times like these. Runway models are great at looking insouciant, strolling the catwalk apparently without a care in the world. Some prefer their musical idols to be insouciant, seeming not to care what their fans think or want.
Definition of insouciant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective insouciant mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective insouciant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
A complete guide to the word "INSOUCIANT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Synonyms for INSOUCIANT: nonchalant, carefree, unconcerned, cavalier, blithe, lighthearted, relaxed, casual; Antonyms of INSOUCIANT: serious, earnest, sombre, somber, careful, cautious, grave, wary.
