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There is something insouciant and boyish about the sockless ankle in summer.
Russell Smith

Meaning of "insouciant" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD INSOUCIANT

From French, from in-1 + souciant worrying, from soucier to trouble, from Latin sollicitāre; compare solicitous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF INSOUCIANT

insouciant  [ɪnˈsuːsɪənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INSOUCIANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Insouciant is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INSOUCIANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of insouciant in the English dictionary

The definition of insouciant in the dictionary is carefree or unconcerned; light-hearted.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INSOUCIANT


ambient
ˈæmbɪənt
asphyxiant
æsˈfɪksɪənt
Bryant
ˈbraɪənt
client
ˈklaɪənt
compliant
kəmˈplaɪənt
convenient
kənˈviːnɪənt
deforciant
dɪˈfɔːsɪənt
deviant
ˈdiːvɪənt
giant
ˈdʒaɪənt
gradient
ˈɡreɪdɪənt
ingredient
ɪnˈɡriːdɪənt
nescient
ˈnɛsɪənt
omniscient
ɒmˈnɪsɪənt
orient
ˈɔːrɪənt
prescient
ˈprɛsɪənt
radiant
ˈreɪdɪənt
recipient
rɪˈsɪpɪənt
transeunt
ˈtrænsɪənt
transient
ˈtrænzɪənt
variant
ˈvɛərɪənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INSOUCIANT

insolubleness
insolubly
insolvability
insolvable
insolvably
insolvency
insolvency provision
insolvent
insomnia
insomniac
insomnious
insomnolence
insomuch
insooth
insouciance
insouciantly
insoul
insoulment
insource
insourcing

WORDS THAT END LIKE INSOUCIANT

affiant
allegiant
brilliant
covariant
criant
defiant
exfoliant
gas giant
humiliant
invariant
luxuriant
officiant
pliant
red giant
reliant
riant
self-reliant
sleeping giant
supergiant
valiant

Synonyms and antonyms of insouciant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INSOUCIANT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «insouciant» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of insouciant

Translation of «insouciant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INSOUCIANT

Find out the translation of insouciant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of insouciant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «insouciant» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漫不经心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insouciant
570 millions of speakers

English

insouciant
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

insouciant
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

insouciant
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беззаботный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

despreocupado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনাসক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insouciant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Insan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

insouciant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無頓着な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

insouciant
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Insouciant
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

insouciant
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அக்கறை அற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिवाळखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaygısız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insouciant
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

insouciant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безтурботний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

insouciant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμέριμνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

insouciant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

insouciant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

insouciant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of insouciant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INSOUCIANT»

The term «insouciant» is normally little used and occupies the 119.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INSOUCIANT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «insouciant» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «insouciant» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about insouciant

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QUOTES WITH «INSOUCIANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word insouciant.
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Russell Smith
There is something insouciant and boyish about the sockless ankle in summer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INSOUCIANT»

Discover the use of insouciant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to insouciant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Personal Footprints for Insouciant Sock Knitters
Strik strømper efter personlige mål og efter en ny metode.
Cat Bordhi, Michael Hopkins, 2009
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American Musicians II: Seventy-One Portraits in Jazz
Insouciant. Sound. The pianist Marian McPartland likes to do a little writing on the side, and in 1987 she gathered thirteen of her appreciations and published them in a book called "All in Good Time." One of the best chapters, written in 1960, ...
Whitney Balliett, 2006
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Percheron Stud Book of America
Instrument 68044 Insensible 67148 Insense 65100 Instant 71377 Instant 72980 Insouciant 70221 Insectivore 71744 Inscrit 63512 Inspire 69488 Institut 65099 Insere 64963 Instar 67798 Instr.uit 64992- Insdale Insolant 65096 Insensible 65097 ...
Percheron Horse Association of America, 1912
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Drawing an Elusive Line: The Art of Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
Insouciant. Painter. When Prud'hon first ... projects, and they are often given to explain the tentative beginnings of his career; after all, Prud'hon took almost five years to produce 58 DRAWING AN ELUSIVE LINE THE INSOUCIANT PAINTER.
Elizabeth E. Guffey, 2001
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Vocabulary Cartoons, SAT Word Power: Learn Hundreds of SAT ...
INSOUCIANT. (in SOO see unt) adj. calm and carefree; lighthearted Link: SOUTH SEA ANT “SOUTH SEA ANTS are the most INSOUCIANT ants of all.” Children play INSOUCIANTLY, as if they did not have a care in the world. (adv.) Jake's ...
Sam Burchers, Jr., Sam Burchers, III, Bryan Burchers, 2013
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Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times
Which insouciant smirk, and which thinking people? My dictionary describes insouciant as “carefree” or “blithely indifferent.” “Carefree” seems innocuous enough, but is indifference a virtue? Did the ad mean to suggest that Slate's editors and ...
Paul Rogat Loeb, 2010
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Tales of the Teahouse Retold: Investiture of the Gods
But his outraged spirit pierced the clouds to reach the Superiorman Insouciant, of Mount Green Top, Purple Cave. In response, Superiorman Insouciant sent his Yellow Kerchiefed Genie to rescue Yang Ren. Yang Ren's body vanished without  ...
Katherine Liang Chew, Felix S. Chew, 2002
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SAT and ACT VOCABULARY BUILDING
INSOUCIANT 3. When the woman covered inflame ran from the fire, he proved equalto the by putting out the flames with a heavy blanket. 3. EXIGENCY 4. It was a skillfully committed crime, one that demanded the services of a(n) private ...
Robert L. Crist, 2008
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The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to ...
However, even though none of us can be expected to know every word in the English language, or even half of the words, that does not mean that one should be insouciant about ignorance of any particular word or that the person who uses  ...
Peter E. Meltzer, 2010
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Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
Your insouciant attitude at such a critical moment indicates that you do notunderstandthegravity of the situation. • Insouciant (adj) > exhibiting or characterized by insouciance. • > Indifferent, withoutconcern orcare. • Synonyms > carefree ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INSOUCIANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term insouciant is used in the context of the following news items.
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How can gay cooking help you in the home kitchen? - Slate Magazine
This kind of cooking—my kind—is intuitive and insouciant, stylish but not precious, with a healthy sprinkling of camp. Relax! No one will go ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Ultrarich Keep Contemporary Art Market Bustling - The New York …
... $3 trillion of their value in less than a month, those involved in the art market remain insouciant about prospects for the second half of 2015. «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Review: Gig-ANT-ic hero - Arkansas Online
In keeping this sort of loose, insouciant tone, Rudd turns out to be a canny choice in the lead role. His comic chops may come more easily than ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
4
I?m quite desperate for runs: Sehwag - Hindustan Times
... 81, 5, 17, 4, 0 and 1 this season, Virender Sehwag looks remarkably insouciant as he accepts the buzz of people that swarm him as his due. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Show captures John Sloan in Gloucester during WWI
But behind their casual appearance and insouciant, summery spirit, you can detect a gifted painter growing in audacity. Sloan, a central figure ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Amazing Grace Musical - Chicago Tribune
And that means Young is forced to carry a musical while playing an insouciant and generally unlikable character. There simply is no time left to ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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3 French Beauty Secrets You Haven't Heard Before: Beauty Blog …
I think I can safely say that I don't know a single woman who hasn't suffered from a little French-girl envy. It's hard not to watch an insouciant, ... «Allure Magazine, Jul 15»
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Broome, Western Australia: A family holiday in Australia's beach …
The storm comprises two families: one dragging an insouciant Sydney 16-year-old girl, and ours, under the thumb of two (allegedly) delightful ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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Jessica Brown Findlay: Downton Abbey was a double-edged sword …
In her insouciant get-up, she couldn't look more different from her on-screen incarnation as the postwar wife Alice in The Outcast, the BBC's ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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Surfer William Finnegan Explains the Powerful Allure of the Ocean …
Weschler sees the connection between the seemingly insouciant sport and reporting. “Bill is sensitive, smart, and was, especially in his early ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»

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