insouciance
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French insouciance, from in- (“not”) + souciant (“worrying”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪnˈsuːsi.əns/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]insouciance (countable and uncountable, plural insouciances)
Synonyms
[edit]- See also Thesaurus:apathy
Translations
[edit]carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern
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nonchalance
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From insouciant + -ance.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]insouciance f (plural insouciances)
Further reading
[edit]- “insouciance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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