# nonchalant

Pronunciation: US say "non-shuh-LAHNT" /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/; UK/AUS say "NON-shuh-luhnt" /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/

## Adjective

1. Calm and relaxed in a casual way, showing little worry, interest or concern about what is happening.
   - Simple: Calm and relaxed, and acting as if you do not care much or are not worried.
   - _Officials seemed strangely nonchalant about the growing pile of complaints._
   - _His nonchalant reply suggested he didn't much care whether he got the job._

## Origin

Latin non ("not") and calēre ("to be warm") lie behind Old French non- ("not") and chaloir ("to have concern for"), which combined in nonchaloir ("to be unconcerned"). The French adjective nonchalant developed from that verb, and English borrowed the adjective.

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