NONCHALANTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonchalantly mean? 

• NONCHALANTLY (adverb)
  The adverb NONCHALANTLY has 2 senses:

1. in a composed and unconcerned manner

2. in an unconcerned manner

  Familiarity information: NONCHALANTLY used as an adverb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NONCHALANTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a composed and unconcerned manner

Synonyms:

coolly; nervelessly; nonchalantly

Context example:

without more ado Barker borrowed a knife from his brigade Major and honed it on a carborundum stone as coolly as a butcher

Pertainym:

nonchalant (marked by blithe unconcern)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In an unconcerned manner

Synonyms:

casually; nonchalantly

Context example:

glanced casually at the headlines

Pertainym:

nonchalant (marked by blithe unconcern)

 Context examples 

Ere I permitted myself to request an explanation, I tied the string of Adele's pinafore, which happened to be loose: having helped her also to another bun and refilled her mug with milk, I said, nonchalantly—Mr. Rochester is not likely to return soon, I suppose?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)