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NONCHALANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonchalant mean?
• NONCHALANT (adjective)
The adjective NONCHALANT has 1 sense:
1. marked by blithe unconcern
Familiarity information: NONCHALANT 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:
nonchalance (the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern)
Context examples
He sat opposite to me, and lit a cigarette in his old, nonchalant manner.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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