nonchaloir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French nonchaloir, from Old French chaloir (“to heat”), from non +‎ chaloir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔ̃.ʃa.lwaʁ/

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Noun

nonchaloir m (plural nonchaloirs)

1. (dated or poetic) indifference; nonchalance

Derived terms

• nonchalant

Further reading

• “nonchaloir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French nonchaloir.

Noun

nonchaloir m (plural nonchaloirs)

1. indifference; uncaringness

Descendants

• French: nonchaloir

Old French

Etymology

non +‎ chaloir.

Noun

nonchaloir oblique singular, m (oblique plural nonchaloirs, nominative singular nonchaloirs, nominative plural nonchaloir)

1. indifference; uncaringness

Verb

nonchaloir

1. to ignore; to pay little attention to

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (nonchaloir)