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adjective
- 1. showing a casual lack of concern: "an insouciant shrug"
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An insouciant action or quality shows someone's lack of concern about something which they might be expected to take more seriously.
Insouciant means free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant. It comes from French and has synonyms such as unconcerned, easygoing, relaxed, breezy, jaunty, and lighthearted.
Definitions of insouciant. adjective. marked by blithe unconcern. “an utterly insouciant financial policy” “an elegantly insouciant manner” synonyms: casual, nonchalant. unconcerned. lacking in interest or care or feeling. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Insouciant."
The meaning of INSOUCIANCE is lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance. How to use insouciance in a sentence. Did you know?
Insouciant means carefree or unconcerned; nonchalant. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of insouciant in French, Spanish, and other languages.
Origin of insouciant 1 First recorded in 1820–30; from French, equivalent to in- in- 3 + souciant “worrying,” present participle of soucier “to worry,” from Vulgar Latin sollicītāre (unrecorded), from Latin sollicitāre “to disturb”; solicitous
Definition of insouciant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
