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INSOUCIANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does insouciant mean?
• INSOUCIANT (adjective)
The adjective INSOUCIANT has 1 sense:
1. marked by blithe unconcern
Familiarity information: INSOUCIANT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marked by blithe unconcern
Synonyms:
casual; insouciant; nonchalant
Context example:
was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
Similar:
unconcerned (lacking in interest or care or feeling)
Derivation:
insouciance (the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you)
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