nonchalant
15
7.5
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnʃəˈlɑːnt/
:
despreocupado
- He walked into the room with a nonchalant attitude, as if nothing could bother him.
- a nonchalant attitude
And mom wasn't nonchalant, but it's as though I can't cope.
- And mom wasn't nonchalant, but it's as though I can't cope.
- Or just completely nonchalant, but in her voice with her face.
- So I have a very nonchalant relationship with money.
- And the first thing is acting too nonchalant.
- Stiff, expressionless, motionless, stoic, nonchalant face.
- My cheeks turn red, but I try to appear nonchalant.
- I am legitimately freaked out that people are so nonchalant about debt.
- And if they don't start killing people, they just kind of show up in some very nonchalant, peaceful way.
- So in other words, a big signal in this author's opinion that inflation is coming is actually how nonchalant the Fed is being about inflation.
- And I admit I was nonchalant about it until recently in a way that many, many other people were.
- Pollution like he was So it was so nonchalant and it rolled off his back.
- That's all I said like I just I just totally nonchalant.
- seemingly nonchalant line one relationship with Twitter to be able to ban whatever accounts they want.
- He was a faculty at MIT and he just without very kind of nonchalant just said after the lectures you kind of nod on me and say you did great.
Examples
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The more he tries to act nonchalant, the more he gives himself away.
Fiction book (1997) -
Stephen has a very nonchalant attitude towards life, school, and physical education.
Academic text (1998) -
So I have a very nonchalant relationship with money.
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How are you being so nonchalant about this?
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Though he tried to sound nonchalant, I thought he looked nervous as he said, "You got a girl?"
Fiction book (1998) -
She just deals with stuff in a very nonchalant way, which I think makes her quite resilient as a person.
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Indeed, they remained nonchalant even during the heady days of independence struggles.
Academic text (1990) -
The case was heating up, and suddenly those in the admissions office weren't as nonchalant.
Fiction book (2001) -
Electra does her best to be nonchalant, but she's well aware of the fact.
Fiction book (1995) -
"New?" He looked at Toby, pretending we had asked the simplest nonchalant question.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
194
2.8
Informal and relaxed, not serious
16
3.9
Not worried or showing little interest
5
5.3
Not worried or surprised by a sudden problem
1
9.9
Being calm and not worried about things
Not feeling afraid or worried
Not worried or bothered by something
Antonyms
How Unconcerned
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6.8
46
4.4
16
3.9
15
7.5
194
2.8
241
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nonchalant comes from French parts non- 'not' and chalant 'to be warm', which was used to mean 'to care'. So, to be nonchalant is like being 'not warm' — cool and relaxed, showing little worry.