nonchalance
ˈnɑnʃəˈlɑns-
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nonchalance
the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
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Nonchalance
Indifference; carelessness; coolness.
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(n)
nonchalance
Coolness; indifference; unconcern: as, he heard of his loss with great nonchalance.
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Nonchalance
non′shal-ans unconcern: coolness: indifference
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary F. See Nonchalant
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary Fr., non, not, chaloir, to care for—L. calēre, to be warm.
Seth Myers offers a rather nonchalant explanation for his recent success. saljournal.com
"I don't know," he responded nonchalantly. ashingtonpost.com
Or another, where he sits nonchalant on the drive shaft of a steam engine, as it carries him into a train yard. laweekly.com
After faking out attackers, insects uncurl and nonchalantly crawl away. msnbc.msn.com
Ruby Braff and His Buddies Controlled Nonchalance , Vol 2. jazztimes.com
Kobe Bryant nonchalant about Shaq's digs at Dwight Howard. latimes.com
Panicked Evacuations Mix With Nonchalance in Hurricane Sandy's Path. nytimes.com
"I just peed ," Handler, 36, says nonchalantly. usmagazine.com
Some look alert, some nonchalant, a few terrified. nytimes.com
Instead of pulling over after a police car turned on his lights behind her, the Coral Springs, FL, woman nonchalantly ventured through the McDonald's drive-thru to order lunch. kfyo.com
"Obama has gone from touting his commitment to changing business as usual to nonchalantly embracing it," the RNC said. ashingtonpost.com
We've all done it -- you know, walking nonchalantly yet managing to trip over an object that rises out of the ground no more than an inch. columbian.com
Waiting to cross the street, a pedestrian nonchalantly leaned against a lamp pole, and the pole nearly fell over. tulsaworld.com
If there exists a realm in which the speed and edge of classic punk rock seamlessly and unironically meld with the nonchalant restraint of 1960s surf poppers like Dick Dale and his Del-tones, Orca Team has certainly found it. cmj.com
Stonewall Uprising confronts our nonchalant present-day sexual freedoms with the history of struggle that peaked in the 1969 Stonewall riots. nypress.com
She put it with the best nonchalance that she could assume. "Destiny" by
Nonchalance is always respected by the police. "Hearts and Masks" by
He was no stranger to New York, and usually he took his cities as they came, with a matter-of-fact nonchalance. "The Stolen Singer" by
All this time the cowboy showed the most extreme nonchalance. "Bert Wilson in the Rockies" by
The young man held out his hand with a nonchalant gesture. "Bella Donna" by
Douglas leaned back in his chair, and looked nonchalantly on like a spectator of a pageant. "The Black Douglas" by
Sidwell lit a cigar nonchalantly and smoked for a moment in silence. "Ben Blair" by
She arose and, walking over to him, put her hand nonchalantly on his shoulder. "Visionaries" by
When I came in, this nonchalant narrator was having the time of his young life. "Soldier Silhouettes on our Front" by
And he could swear, and frequently did so, with all the nonchalance of a Chinaman and the intensity and picturesqueness of an American. "Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories" by
The more determined on my wayward quest,
As some bright memory a moment dawns
A morning in my breast--
You take the humming bird's caress;
The brown melodious bee must bide
Your haughty, arrogant willfulness!
How expensive they are as well!
And the sound of her voice is as soft and deep
As the Christ Church tenor bell.
Nonchalantly exposing your beauty
To the watery gaze of drowned females,
How little they dream
That you belong
Wholly to me, A slim youth!
streets,
People's lips salute only doers, lovers, satisfiers, positive
knowers; There will shortly be no more priests—I say their
work is done,
And his handkerchiefs are trimmed with lace;
He loves to play progressive euchre
And spend his papa's hard-earned lucre.
He wears an air of nonchalance
And always takes in every dance.