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Nonchalant
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nonchalant
nonchalant
English
Adjective
nonchalant (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.
Synonyms
- (casually calm): carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing
- (indifferent): blasé, unconcerned
- See also Wikisaurus:calm
Translations
casually calm and relaxed
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indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached
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Danish
Etymology
From French nonchalant.
Adjective
nonchalant
Inflection
| Inflection of nonchalant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | nonchalant | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | nonchalant | — | —2 |
| Plural | nonchalante | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | nonchalante | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Adverb
nonchalant
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French nonchalant.
Adjective
nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative nonchalantst)
- careless, showing no interest or effort
Inflection
| Inflection of nonchalant | ||||
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| uninflected | nonchalant | |||
| inflected | nonchalante | |||
| comparative | nonchalanter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | nonchalant | nonchalanter | het nonchalantst het nonchalantste |
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| indefinite | m./f. sing. | nonchalante | nonchalantere | nonchalantste |
| n. sing. | nonchalant | nonchalanter | nonchalantste | |
| plural | nonchalante | nonchalantere | nonchalantste | |
| definite | nonchalante | nonchalantere | nonchalantste | |
| partitive | nonchalants | nonchalanters | — | |
Related terms
French
Etymology
Present participle of Old French nonchaloir (“to have no importance”), from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).
Adjective
nonchalant m (feminine singular nonchalante, masculine plural nonchalants, feminine plural nonchalantes)
- Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness; slow-moving; indolent.
- Cool, relaxed
Usage notes
- Although French nonchalant is usually appropriate where the English one is used, its meaning is different.
German
Etymology
From Borrowing from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir, from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).
Adjective
nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative am nonchalantesten)
Declension
Positive forms of nonchalant
Comparative forms of nonchalant
Superlative forms of nonchalant