insouciance

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English

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Etymology

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From French insouciance, from in- (not) + souciant (worrying).

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Noun

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insouciance (countable and uncountable, plural insouciances)

  1. Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
    • 1995 May 21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      So Gelernter, with an insouciance he now regrets, also chose a Lovelace as a namesake—Linda, the lead actress in "Deep Throat."
  2. Nonchalance.

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French

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Etymology

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From insouciant +‎ -ance.

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insouciance f (plural insouciances)

  1. insouciance, unconcern; carelessness, recklessness

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