n.
Casual lack of concern: "The contemptuous nonchalance of her trailed hand irritated him" (Elizabeth Bowen).
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nonchalance
American Heritage Dictionary:
non·cha·lance |
n.
Casual lack of concern: "The contemptuous nonchalance of her trailed hand irritated him" (Elizabeth Bowen).
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Fowler's Modern English Usage:
nonchalance, nonchalant |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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noun
- A stable, calm state of the emotions: aplomb, balance, collectedness, composure, coolness, equanimity, imperturbability, imperturbableness, poise, sang-froid, self-possession, unflappability. Slang cool. See calm/agitation, feelings.
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IN BRIEF: n. - The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care.
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| Roget's Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. Read more |
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