nonchalant

Meanings

• adjective

  Showing an unconcerned and calm attitude, especially when one should be worried or impressed.

  - "His nonchalant demeanor belied the seriousness of the situation."
  - "She took the news of her promotion with a nonchalant shrug."

• adjective

  Behaving in a careless or indifferent way, often with an air of superiority.

  - "Despite his nonchalant attitude, he was secretly worried about the exam."
  - "The wealthy socialite gave a nonchalant wave to the beggar."

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Pronunciation

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2. /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

carefree , cool , easygoing , mellow , blasé , unconcerned

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with nonchalant
frivolant , rivalant , avalanche , defiance , resilience

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Variants

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nonchalant

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Etymology

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From French nonchalance, from non 'not' + chalance 'agility, nimbleness'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'nonchalant' was first used in English in the late 18th century.

2. In some contexts, the 'nonchalant' attitude can be seen as a sign of confidence and self-assuredness.

3. The opposite of 'nonchalant' could be described as 'anxious' or 'worried'.

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Related Concepts

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1. apathy: A feeling of indifference or lack of interest, often related to the 'nonchalant' attitude.

2. nonchalance: The state or quality of being nonchalant.

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Quotes

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1. … watch his iron-backed posture as he rides a horse and listen to the "nonchalant" way in which, not barking but speaking he says "Fire" to the line of infantry, like someone asking for a light.

   - John Updike,{it}New Yorker{/it},30 Sept. 2002

2. In those stories, we already find the qualities the world would come to know as "Kafkaesque": the "nonchalant" intrusion of the bizarre and horrible into everyday life, the subjection of ordinary people to an inscrutable fate.

   - Adam Kirsch,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},4 Jan. 2009

3. He and Anita (and an ancient, "nonchalant" Lhasa apso … ) live in a gated community, surrounded by high, vine-covered walls, redolent of Wrigley, that embrace a golf club and an attractive thicket of large houses …

   - Frank Deford,{it}Sports Illustrated{/it},19 Mar. 2001

4. It was thrilling to watch them, the regulars, so "nonchalant", so composed as they slipped from Senate cloakroom to Senate hideaway, sharing jokes with powerful men old enough to be their fathers.

   - Ward Just,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},28 May 1989

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Culture

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The term 'nonchalant' has been used extensively in literature, music, and art to describe characters or situations where an unconcerned or carefree attitude is displayed. For instance, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby', Jay Gatsby is described as a 'nonchalant host' who puts on extravagant parties to impress others.

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3. mnemonics
   

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