nonchalant
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nonchalant
- /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/ UK
- /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).
adjective more nonchalant · most nonchalant
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Casually calm and relaxed.
We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
Similar: carefree
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Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
Similar: blasé
Similar: cool, mellow, easygoing, carefree, unconcerned · Opposite: careful, attentive, concerned, chalant
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adj casually calm and relaxed
| Português | descontraído |
|---|---|
| Français | décontracté |
| Deutsch | nonchalant, lässig |
| Русский | невозмути́мый nevozmutímyj, беспе́чный bespéčnyj, небре́жный nebréžnyj |
adj indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached
| Español | como las huevas (si), indolente |
|---|---|
| Português | indiferente |
| Français | désinvolte |
| Deutsch | nonchalant, gleichgültig |
| Русский | равноду́шный ravnodúšnyj, безразли́чный bezrazlíčnyj, небре́жный nebréžnyj |
| العربية | غَيْر مُكْتَرِث ḡayr muktariṯ, لَامُبَالٍ lāmubālin, غَيْر مُبَالٍ ḡayr mubālin |
Talk about this word "nonchalant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nonchalant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nonchalant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nonchalant "nonchalant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nonchalant.Cite this
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title = {nonchalant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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