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[ non-shuh -lahnt , non -shuh -lahnt, -luh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑnt, -lənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
Origin of nonchalant First recorded in 1725–35; from French nonchalant, present participle of obsolete nonchaloir “to lack warmth (of heart), be indifferent,” equivalent to non- prefix meaning “not” + chaloir, from Latin calēre “to be warm”; see non-, -ant
SYNONYMS FOR nonchalant cool, calm, collected, composed.
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ANTONYMS FOR nonchalant excitable.
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OTHER WORDS FROM nonchalant non·cha·lant·ly, adverb Words nearby nonchalant nonce, noncellular, noncellulosic, nonce word, nonchalance, nonchalant , nonchalantly, non-Christian, nonchromaffin paraganglioma, nonchromosomal, nonclassical
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Example sentences from the Web for nonchalant These nonchalant brutalities seem at first at odds with the genteel decorum that mostly cloaks late-19th century culture.
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I so wanted to seem brave and nonchalant , but my hands began to shake and my heart accelerated.
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The way he talked about it was so nonchalant , and then it was the most awkward first date in the world.
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Some aide fretted to Tamiroff that this meant big trouble, but the boss was nonchalant .
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Thirty feet from the door he slowed up, put on a nonchalant air, and strolling in, looked about for Castile soap.
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He sat opposite to me, and lit a cigarette in his old, nonchalant manner.
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Another reason for Michael's nonchalant happiness was his normality.
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"We ought to have told our carriage to wait,89 Jim," said the chief engineer, with nonchalant humor.
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After that angry outburst, the fountains of his sorrow seemed to dry up and he became more the old, nonchalant Louis whom I knew.
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British Dictionary definitions for nonchalant adjective casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved
Derived forms of nonchalant nonchalance , noun nonchalantly , adverb Word Origin for nonchalant C18: from French, from nonchaloir to lack warmth, from non- + chaloir, from Latin calēre to be warm
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Words related to nonchalant unconcerned, lukewarm, offhand, mellow, lackadaisical, dispassionate, unruffled, effortless, aloof, detached, unflappable, unemotional, casual, apathetic, unperturbed, airy, blasé, calm, careless, cold