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    pococurante
    /ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈranti/

    adjective

    • 1. indifferent or unconcerned.

    noun

    • 1. an indifferent or unconcerned person.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pococurantePococurante Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. Did you know? The French writer Voltaire carefully named his characters in Candide (1759) to create allegories. He appended the prefix pan-, meaning "all," to "glōssa," the Greek word for "tongue," to name his optimistic tutor "Pangloss," a sobriquet suggesting glibness and talkativeness.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOCOCURANTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    pococurante in British English. (ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈræntɪ ) noun. 1. a person who is careless or indifferent. adjective. 2. indifferent or apathetic. Collins English Dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pococurantePOCOCURANTE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pococurante definition: a careless or indifferent person.. See examples of POCOCURANTE used in a sentence.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › pococurante_npococurante, n. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word pococurante. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › pococurantePOCOCURANTE Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words -...

    Synonyms for POCOCURANTE: nonchalant, casual, perfunctory, detached, complacent, careless, stoic, disinterested; Antonyms of POCOCURANTE: interested, aware, concerned, mindful, sensitive, attentive, conscientious, warm.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › pococurantepococurante - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · pococurante (comparative more pococurante, superlative most pococurante) Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pococurantePococurante - definition of pococurante by The Free Dictionary

    Define pococurante. pococurante synonyms, pococurante pronunciation, pococurante translation, English dictionary definition of pococurante. adj. Indifferent; apathetic. n. One who does not care. po′co·cu·ran′tism n.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › pococurantePococurante Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Pococurante definition: Indifferent; apathetic.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › pococurantepococurante - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    n. Foreign Terms a careless or indifferent person. adj. Foreign Terms caring little; indifferent; nonchalant. Italian: literally, caring little. See poco, cure, - ant. 1755–65. po•co•cu•ran•tism (pō′kō kŏŏ ran′ tiz əm, -rän′ -, -kyŏŏ-), po′co•cu•ran′te•ism, n. Forum discussions with the word (s) "pococurante" in the title:

  11. www.definitions.net › definition › pococuranteWhat does pococurante mean? - Definitions.net

    Definition of pococurante in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of pococurante. Information and translations of pococurante in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.