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(ɪnsuːsiəns)
uncountable noun
Insouciance is lack of concern shown by someone about something which they might be expected to take more seriously.
[formal]
He replied with characteristic insouciance: 'So what?'
Synonyms: nonchalance, light-heartedness, jauntiness, airiness More Synonyms of insouciance

Examples of 'insouciance' in a sentence
insouciance

With his eclectic (for a don of that era) taste came a certain insouciance.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And so when up against quality opposition and they go a goal down, a certain insouciance manifests itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
This is not a question of a rush to judgment, tempting though it may be to condemn him in the face of his insouciance over the years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What you're aiming for is a casual insouciance; something that explains the situation without offering an opinion either way.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
(noun) 
He replied with characteristic insouciance, `So what?'
Synonyms
nonchalance
He walked in with exaggerated nonchalance, his hands in his pockets.
light-heartedness
jauntiness
airiness
breeziness
carefreeness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of airiness
Synonyms
light-heartedness,
happiness,
animation,
high spirits,
buoyancy,
gaiety,
jauntiness,
breeziness,
blitheness,
lightness of heart

Nearby words of
insouciance

  • insolvency
  • insolvent
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  • insouciance
  • insouciant
  • inspect
  • inspection

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