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Meaning of NONCHALANCE

Pronunciation:  `nânshu'lâns

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
 
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 Synonyms: indifference, unconcern
 
 See Also: carefreeness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Non`cha`lance"\, n. [F. See {Nonchalant}.]
Indifference; carelessness; coolness.
 
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 Related Terms: accidia, acedia, aloofness, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blahs, carelessness, casualness, comatoseness, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, disregardfulness, dullness, easygoingness, heartlessness, hebetude, heedlessness, hopelessness, inappetence, inattention, incuriosity, indifference, indiscrimination, inexcitability, insouciance, lack of affect, lack of appetite, lackadaisicalness, languidness, lethargicalness, lethargy, listlessness, mindlessness, negligence, numbness, offhandedness, passiveness, passivity, phlegm, phlegmaticalness, phlegmaticness, plucklessness, pococurantism, recklessness, regardlessness, resignation, resignedness, sloth, sluggishness, sopor, soporifousness, spiritlessness, spunklessness, stupefaction, stupor, supineness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor, unanxiousness, unconcern, unmindfulness, unsolicitousness, withdrawnness
 

 

 

 

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