nonchalant
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin From non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file)
Adjective
[edit]nonchalant (comparative more nonchalant, superlative most nonchalant)
- Casually calm and relaxed.
- We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
- 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:
- On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.
- 2010, Mary Roach, “You Go First: The Alarming Prospect of Life Without Gravity”, in Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 90:
- […] The Mexican government's response to the American bombing was admirably laid back. General Enrique Diaz Gonzales and Consul General Raul Michel met with United States officials, who issued apologies and an invitation to come to "the next rocket shoot" at White Sands. The Mexican citizenry was similarly nonchalant. "Bomb Blast Fails to Halt Spring Fiesta," said the El Paso Times headline, noting that "many thought the explosion was a cannon fired for the opening of the fiesta."
- Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
- He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
Synonyms
[edit]- (casually calm): carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing; see also Thesaurus:calm or Thesaurus:carefree
- (indifferent): blasé, unconcerned; see also Thesaurus:apathetic
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Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French nonchalant.
Adjective
[edit]nonchalant
Inflection
[edit]positive | comparative | superlative | |
---|---|---|---|
indefinite common singular | nonchalant | — | —2 |
indefinite 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
[edit]nonchalant
Further reading
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French nonchalant.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative nonchalantst)
- careless, showing no interest or effort
Declension
[edit]Declension of nonchalant | ||||
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uninflected | nonchalant | |||
inflected | nonchalante | |||
comparative | nonchalanter | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | nonchalant | nonchalanter | het nonchalantst het nonchalantste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | nonchalante | nonchalantere | nonchalantste |
n. sing. | nonchalant | nonchalanter | nonchalantste | |
plural | nonchalante | nonchalantere | nonchalantste | |
definite | nonchalante | nonchalantere | nonchalantste | |
partitive | nonchalants | nonchalanters | — |
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[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Present participle of Old French nonchaloir (“to have no importance”), from non + chaloir, equivalent to Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nonchalant (feminine nonchalante, masculine plural nonchalants, feminine plural nonchalantes)
- Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness; slow-moving; indolent
- Cool, relaxed
Usage notes
[edit]- Although French nonchalant is usually appropriate where the English one is used, its meaning is different.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Danish: nonchalant
- → Dutch: nonchalant
- → English: nonchalant
- → German: nonchalant
- → Swedish: nonchalant
Further reading
[edit]- “nonchalant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir, from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]nonchalant (strong nominative masculine singular nonchalanter, comparative nonchalanter, superlative am nonchalantesten)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “nonchalant” in Duden online
- “nonchalant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French nonchalant.
Adjective
[edit]nonchalant (indefinite singular nonchalant, definite singular and plural nonchalante)
References
[edit]- “nonchalant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French nonchalant.
Adjective
[edit]nonchalant (indefinite singular nonchalant, definite singular and plural nonchalante)
References
[edit]- “nonchalant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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