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Definition of Nonchalant
1. Adjective. Marked by blithe unconcern. "Was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
Similar to: Unconcerned
Derivative terms: Casualness, Insouciance, Nonchalance
Definition of Nonchalant
1. a. Indifferent; careless; cool.
Definition of Nonchalant
1. Adjective. Casually calm and relaxed. ¹
2. Adjective. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonchalant
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonchalant
Literary usage of Nonchalant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A dictionary of the Greek and English languages: with a table of proper by Johannes Pervanoglu (1894)
"... to be slothful, idle, lazy nonchalant. ... slothful, idle, lazy sluggish
nonchalant. ... nonchalant ..."
2. An Overland Journey to Lisbon at the Close of 1846: With a Picture of the by Terence McMahon Hughes (1847)
"Count Chevrette, the Parisian Merveilleux.—The dancer put to his mettle.—The
Rencontre.—The Rendezvous.—A nonchalant supper, and a talk about ..."
3. Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases: Terms and Nursery Rhymes by John Bellenden Ker (1840)
"Laura, louw, cool in habit and nature, cold, indifferent, nonchalant. " The main
maxim of his philosophy was to trust to " his senses and FOLLOW ..."
4. The French Verb Newly Treated: An Easy, Uniform, and Synthetic Method of Its by Amédée Esclangon (1895)
"J'ai l'esprit paisible et nonchalant Et de contrarier je n'ai pas le talent. ...
nonchalant de, to not care for. Etre nonchalant des dires du monde Une ..."
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