insouciance
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌɪnˈsuːsiˌɑːns/
:
despreocupación
- His insouciance in the face of challenges made everyone around him feel more relaxed.
- an air of insouciance
- certain insouciance
- a kind of insouciance
If nothing else, we did a good job the the the willful insouciance, the willful ignoring of that fact says something about us ignoring it.
- If nothing else, we did a good job the the the willful insouciance, the willful ignoring of that fact says something about us ignoring it.
Examples
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Like his mentor A.J. Liebling, Epstein dispenses real wisdom with what looks like insouciance but is really just old-fashioned agility.
Blog text (14) -
Madame, l admire your insouciance.
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"Is this what's called insouciance?" McMoran mutters, struck also by Ormston's calm.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Still, there is a dairy smoothness in her complexion and a refreshing glint of insouciance in her eyes."
Fiction book (1995) -
After dinner, they draped their long legs across the sofa, displaying at last a hint of insouciance, and blew perfect smoke rings at the ceiling.
Fiction book (1998) -
Just as Carlyle's prodigality has a benevolent dimension, so his general insouciance has its winning side in the form of an innocent indifference to the claims of responsibility, conformity, and convention.
Academic text (2001) -
The yellow silk of the background had faded to ochre, but the multicolored peacocks were bold as ever, spreading their tails with lordly insouciance, regarding the viewer with eyes like black beads.
Fiction book (1992) -
She approached the difficult situation with a sense of insouciance, not worried about the outcome.
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Despite the chaos at the party, she maintained an air of insouciance that was truly admirable.
Synonyms
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7.6
A calm, relaxed way of behaving that shows little worry or interest
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6.1
A state of not feeling worried or interested about something
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4.8
A cheerful, carefree feeling that makes people relax
Being without worries or responsibilities and feeling happy
A calm, comfortable state with little worry or stress
A calm, relaxed way of behaving that does not get worried easily
A cheerful, carefree feeling that makes life seem easier
A calm, steady way to behave when things are difficult
Calm control of your feelings when things are difficult
Antonyms
How Carefree
Surface Forms
Morphology
insouciance = insouciant (semi-transparent) = in + souci + ance
Formed from the adjective 'insouciant' with the noun-forming '-ance'; the meaning is literal but the adjective and the root 'souci' are relatively rare/foreign, so learners may not fully deduce it.
Etymology
Insouciance comes from French parts in- meaning 'not' and souci meaning 'care' or 'worry', so it literally means 'not worried'. Think of it like the English word 'carefree', which is why insouciance describes a calm, relaxed attitude with little anxiety.