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[ in-soo-see-uhns; French an-soo-syahns ] / ɪnˈsu si əns; French ɛ̃ suˈsyɑ̃s / SEE SYNONYMS FOR insouciance ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference. Origin of insoucianceFrom French, dating back to 1790–1800; see origin at insouciant, -ance Words nearby insoucianceinsomniac, insomnolence, insomuch, insomuch as, insorption, insouciance, insouciant, insoul, insourcing, insp., in spades Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for insoucianceIts insouciance with punctuation may lend the book an aura of difficulty, but in practice this is not the case. Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|January 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST No, this was “theater” pronounced with sunglasses and insouciance. How I Found My Voice|Carly Simon|June 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST She had a gaiety and insouciance, and a natural childlike merriment that all her terrible disasters could not overcloud. A Woman's Experience in the Great War|Louise Mack The autopilot functioned perfectly, however, and Logan trusted it to the point of insouciance. Tight Squeeze|Dean Charles Ing
Miss Lutworth, meanwhile, brimful of the joy of life and insouciance, was amusing herself vastly. "I repeat, everything," said Bazarov with an ineffable expression of insouciance. Fathers and Sons|Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev He dropped his insouciance, and descended to pleading, but it was of no avail. Kathleen's Diamonds|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Words related to insouciancenegligence, disdain, carelessness, inattention, apathy, lack, nonchalance, alienation, disinterest, disregard, inertia, insensitivity, callousness, inactivity, drowsiness, casualness, indifference, simplicity, spontaneity, familiarity |