casualnessn.
Casual state or quality. (See casual adj. 5, 6.)
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the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun]
carelessness1561
neutrality1561
indifferency1608
perfunctoriness1626
indifference1660
unconcernment1660
slightiness1662
unconcernedness1675
nonchalance1678
upsitting1680
equilibrium1685
inconcernedness1688
unconcernness1700
unconcern1711
indifferentness1727
Laodiceanism1774
facility1791
insouciance1799
aloofness1817
don't-carishness1821
pococurantism1823
don't-careism1834
don't-care-a-damnativeness1841
nonchalantness1878
casualness1882
disinterest1889
noncurance1904
uncaringness1930
the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > lack of method
desultoriness1661
casualness1882
1882 Sat. Rev. No. 1393. 45 Stacks of umbrellas and bales of neglected great coats which in Scotland Yard await their owners, and mutely reproach the casualness of man.
1924 R. Macaulay Orphan Island xvi. 222 There's a prodigious deal too much casualness about the business... I'm all for marriage or nothing.
1958 Times 20 Jan. 11/2 These three models are typical of spring styles... The casualness is both disciplined and chic.
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