insouciant

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US /inˈsusiənt/ UK /ɪnˈsuːsɪənt/
adj Freq #188432

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant.

    An insouciant gesture.

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Synonyms
1 adj · casually unconcerned;... adiaphroisticairyapatheticapathisticalat easeat peaceblaséblithe

Etymology

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

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