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Meaning of NONCHALANCE

Pronunciation:  `nânshu'lâns

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
 

NONCHALANCE is a 11 letter word that starts with N.

 

 Synonyms: indifference, unconcern
 
 See Also: carefreeness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Non`cha`lance"\, n. [F. See {Nonchalant}.]
Indifference; carelessness; coolness.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: accidia, acedia, aloofness, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blahs, carelessness, casualness, comatoseness, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, disregardfulness, dullness, easygoingness, heartlessness, hebetude, heedlessness, hopelessness, inappetence, inattention, incuriosity, indifference, indiscrimination, inexcitability, insouciance, lack of affect, lack of appetite, lackadaisicalness, languidness, lethargicalness, lethargy, listlessness, mindlessness, negligence, numbness, offhandedness, passiveness, passivity, phlegm, phlegmaticalness, phlegmaticness, plucklessness, pococurantism, recklessness, regardlessness, resignation, resignedness, sloth, sluggishness, sopor, soporifousness, spiritlessness, spunklessness, stupefaction, stupor, supineness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor, unanxiousness, unconcern, unmindfulness, unsolicitousness, withdrawnness
 

 

 

 

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