insouciant

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(ĭn-sū'sē-ənt, ăN'sū-syäN') pronunciation
adj.
Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant.

[French : in-, not (from Old French; see in-1) + souciant, present participle of soucier, to trouble (from Old French , from Vulgar Latin *sollicītāre , alteration of Latin sollicitāre, to vex; see solicit).]

insouciantly in·sou'ci·ant·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: easygoing, casual
Antonyms: anxious, concerned, high-strung, nervous

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Cheerful, carefree.

pronunciation The girl had an insouciant manner which made her very popular at school.

Tutor's tip: This was the final winning word in the 1951 National Spelling Bee.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ubekymret, sorgløs

Nederlands (Dutch)
zorgeloos

Français (French)
adj. - insouciant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbekümmert, sorglos

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμέριμνος, ανέμελος

Italiano (Italian)
noncurante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - despreocupado

Русский (Russian)
небрежный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - despreocupado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obekymrad, likgiltig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
漫不经心的, 无忧无虑的, 漠不关心的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 漫不經心的, 無憂無慮的, 漠不關心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 무관심한, 태평한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無頓着な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا مبال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסר דאגה, שאנן‬


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