nonchalant

Meaning

  1. Casually calm and relaxed.
  2. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/
Etymology

Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).

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