nonchalant

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/
• (America) IPA: /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/

Adjective

nonchalant

1. Casually calm and relaxed.

   We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.

2. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

   He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.

Synonyms

• (casually calm) carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing
• (indifferent) blasé, unconcerned
• See also Thesaurus:calm

Related terms

• nonchalance

Translations

• French: décontracté
• German: nonchalant, lässig
• Russian: невозмути́мый
• Spanish: casual, relajado

Translations

• French: (usually negative) désinvolte
• German: nonchalant, gleichgültig
• Russian: равноду́шный
• Spanish: indiferente

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