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Pococurante
Poˊco-cu-ran′te
,Noun.
[It.
poco curante
caring little.] A careless person; a trifler.
[R.]
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pococurante
pococurante
English
Adjective
pococurante (comparative more pococurante, superlative most pococurante)
- Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
- 1909, Ward A. W., Prothero G. W., Leathes Stanley K.C.B., and Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. VI, p. 20.
- The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.
- 1909, Ward A. W., Prothero G. W., Leathes Stanley K.C.B., and Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History, Vol. VI, p. 20.
Synonyms
Translations
apathetic
Noun
pococurante (plural pococurantes)
- such a person
Derived terms
French
Etymology
Coined based on Italian. See above.
Noun
pococurante m, f (plural pococurantes)
- one who is apathetic
Synonyms
- je-m'en-foutiste
Derived terms
- pococurantisme