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.
- 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 | |
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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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