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Definition of Insouciance
1. Noun. The cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you.
Generic synonyms: Blitheness, Cheerfulness
Derivative terms: Carefree, Insouciant, Lighthearted, Lightsome
Definition of Insouciance
1. n. Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.
Definition of Insouciance
1. Noun. carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern ¹
2. Noun. nonchalance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Insouciance
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Insouciance
Literary usage of Insouciance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fijians: A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson, Bolton Glanvill Corney, James Stewart (1908)
"... THE insouciance OF NATIVE RACES IF we were called upon to name the one invention
that stands between savagery and the growth of civilization we might ..."
2. The White Man's Grave: A Visit to Sierra Leone, in 1834 by F. Harrison Rankin (1836)
"insouciance of White Residents.—Policy of representing Sierra Leone to be
unhealthy.—Inquiries.—Relation of the Peninsula to the surrounding Country. ..."
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