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    insouciant
    /ɪnˈsuːsɪənt/

    adjective

    • 1. showing a casual lack of concern: "an insouciant shrug"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSOUCIANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSOUCIANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insoucianceInsouciance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › insouciantINSOUCIANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Insouciant definition: free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. . See examples of INSOUCIANT used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSOUCIANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › insouciantInsouciant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of insouciant. adjective. marked by blithe unconcern. “an utterly insouciant financial policy” “an elegantly insouciant manner” synonyms: casual, nonchalant. unconcerned. lacking in interest or care or feeling. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Insouciant."

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › insouciantInsouciant - definition of insouciant by The Free Dictionary

    Define insouciant. insouciant synonyms, insouciant pronunciation, insouciant translation, English dictionary definition of insouciant. adj. Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant. in·sou′ci·ant·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinsouciant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of insouciant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › insouciantInsouciant Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Insouciant definition: Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › insouciantinsouciant - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · insouciant (comparative more insouciant, superlative most insouciant) Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant.