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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 unconcernplay

  Familiarity information: NONCHALANT used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NONCHALANT (adjective)


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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