insouciantly
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9.9
- adverb
- /ˌænsuˈsiːəntli/
- Perched insouciantly on the edge of a coffee table, Sherri Drysack was, by contrast, cool as one of Anne Rice's vampires.
Examples
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Golic nods up and down, smiling insouciantly.
Fiction book (1992) -
Indeed, if we are to worry about a police state, there are other possibilities which many laissez-faireists insouciantly support.
Blog text (9) -
Yet at 2:44 minutes, the same Palestinian has staged a remarkable recovery and walks insouciantly away.
Blog text (21) -
Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Syria cannot be expected to look on insouciantly if the Sunni minority in central Iraq begins to lose out to what may seem to be an Iranian-backed tyranny of the majority.
Academic text (2006) -
She walked insouciantly through the park, enjoying the sunny day without a care in the world.
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He leaned back in his chair, insouciantly twirling a pen between his fingers while listening to music.
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The cat stretched insouciantly in the sun, completely unconcerned about the world around it.
Synonyms
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2.5
In a relaxed, not very careful way
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4.3
In a calm way that shows little worry or emotion
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7.4
In a calm way that shows no worry or excitement
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3.9
In a calm, peaceful way without worry
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5.2
To act calmly and peacefully without showing excitement
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4.9
In a casual, confident way that shows no worry
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6.7
In a light, careless way that shows little worry
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4.4
A person speaks or acts calmly and steadily without showing strong feeling
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3.7
In a cheerful, relaxed way without worry
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3.8
In a cheerful, carefree way without showing worry
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8.1
In a calm way without showing any worry
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7.4
In a calm way that does not show fear or worry
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7.0
In a way that shows no worry or interest
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6.2
Speaks or acts in a joking way
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6.7
Calmly and with control of your feelings
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6.8
Calmly and in control of your actions and feelings
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7.5
To act calmly without showing fear
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4.2
To act in a calm, comfortable, unhurried way
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6.2
In a calm way without showing annoyance or complaint
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4.2
In a gentle, calm, and pleasant way
Antonyms
How Carefree
Surface Forms
Morphology
insouciantly = insouciant (semi-transparent) = insouciant + ly
The adverb is formed by the regular, productive English suffix '-ly' from the adjective 'insouciant', making this derivational step transparent.
Etymology
Insouciantly comes from the French word insouciant, made of in- meaning 'not' and souci meaning 'care', so it means 'not care'. That's why to act insouciantly is to be relaxed and not worried, like being 'careless' but calm about it.