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insouciant

/ɪnˈsuːsɪənt/ UK
/ɪnˈsusiənt/ US
/ɪnˈsuʃənt/ US

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From French insouciant, from in- (“not”, prefix) + souciant (“worrying”), 1828.

adjective more insouciant · most insouciant

Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant. an insouciant gesture
Similar: blasé, uninterested, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull, enervated

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adj casually unconcerned — see also carefree, nonchalant

Português	despreocupado
Français	insouciant
Ελληνικά	αμέριμνος amérimnos
Русский	беззабо́тный bezzabótnyj, безразли́чный bezrazlíčnyj

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@misc{insouciant_2026,
  title = {insouciant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insouciant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}