without warmth or enthusiasm; showing cool lack of concern; casually indifferent
Origin of nonchalant
French from non (L non), not + chaloir, to care for from Classical Latin calere, to be warm or ardent: see calorie
A nonchalant couple.
The definition of nonchalant is not showing interest.
An example of nonchalant is the response "whatever."
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nonchalant
adjective
Casually unconcerned or indifferent. See Synonyms at cool.
Origin of nonchalant
French from Old French present participle of nonchaloir to be unconcerned non- non- chaloir to cause concern to ( from Latin calēre to be warm, heat up ; see kelə-1 in Indo-European roots.)Related Forms:
- non′cha·lance′
noun
- non′cha·lant′ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more nonchalant, superlative most nonchalant)
- Casually calm and relaxed.
- We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
- Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
- He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
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Sentence Examples
- Have you been too nonchalant about your own legacy?
- The animals had a nonchalant air of "What are you doing here, humans?" about them.
- The nonchalant reply of Miller was a simple "yeah."
- The communities in the locality were in lockdown after Straffen's almost nonchalant escape and his presumed murder of Linda Bowyer.
- The nonchalant attitude by the police to the bus burning has got a few people in Ramsay Street talking.
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