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I would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance, Were it not for making a living, which is rather a nouciance.
Ogden Nash

Meaning of "nonchalance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NONCHALANCE

nonchalance  [ˈnɒnʃələns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NONCHALANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nonchalance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NONCHALANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nonchalance in the English dictionary

The definition of nonchalance in the dictionary is the quality of being casually unconcerned or indifferent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NONCHALANCE


ambivalence
æmˈbɪvələns
antiviolence
ˌæntɪˈvaɪələns
benevolence
bɪˈnɛvələns
counterviolence
ˈkaʊntəˌvaɪələns
equivalence
ɪˈkwɪvələns
excellence
ˈɛksələns
hypersomnolence
ˌhaɪpəˈsɒmnələns
indolence
ˈɪndələns
insolence
ˈɪnsələns
insomnolence
ɪnˈsɒmnələns
malevolence
məˈlevələns
nonequivalence
ˌnɒnɪˈkwɪvələns
nonviolence
nɒnˈvaɪələns
omnibenevolence
ˌɒmnɪbəˈnevələns
prevalence
ˈprevələns
quantivalence
kwɒnˈtɪvələns
somnolence
ˈsɒmnələns
superexcellence
ˌsuːpərˈɛksələns
ultraviolence
ˌʌltrəˈvaɪələns
violence
ˈvaɪələns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NONCHALANCE

nonce word
nonce-bashing
noncelebration
noncelebrity
noncellular
noncellulosic
noncentral
noncereal
noncertificated
noncertified
nonchalant
nonchalantly
noncharismatic
nonchauvinist
nonchemical
nonchromosomal
nonchurch
nonchurchgoer
noncircular
noncirculating

WORDS THAT END LIKE NONCHALANCE

account balance
advance
ambulance
at a glance
balance
elance
freelance
glance
imbalance
in the balance
lance
on balance
resemblance
strike a balance
surveillance
the Balance
trial balance
valance
video surveillance
vigilance
work/life balance

Synonyms and antonyms of nonchalance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NONCHALANCE»

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

Translation of «nonchalance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NONCHALANCE

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

Translator English - Chinese

冷淡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indiferencia
570 millions of speakers

English

nonchalance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लापरवाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مبالاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беззаботность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indiferença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঔদাসীন্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nonchalance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketidaktentuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nonchalance
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無関心
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공심
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nonchalance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tánh lanh đạm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலட்சியப்போக்குடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अविश्वास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

soğukkanlılık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

noncuranza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nonszalancja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безтурботність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nonșalanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιαφορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nonchalance
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nonchalance
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nonchalanse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nonchalance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NONCHALANCE»

The term «nonchalance» is regularly used and occupies the 87.103 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NONCHALANCE» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «NONCHALANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nonchalance.
1
Ogden Nash
I would live all my life in nonchalance and insouciance, Were it not for making a living, which is rather a nouciance.
2
Francoise Sagan
Jazz music is an intensified feeling of nonchalance.
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Earl Wilson
Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NONCHALANCE»

Discover the use of nonchalance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nonchalance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Amber Waves and Undertow: Peril, Hope, Sweat, and Downright ...
Amber Waves and Undertow is a thoughtful depiction of an exceptional place that puts the difficulties of individual farmers in national and global contexts, showing us that only by understanding the past of rural America can we confront its ...
Steve Turner, 2012
2
Montaigne and the Life of Freedom
nonchalance as 'insouciance', a lack of diligence, concern or care, citing a passage from jean Calvin's Institution de la religion chrestienne (first French edition, 1541): 'le Seigneur par ses preceptes poinct et resveille les consciences des ...
Felicity Green, 2012
3
Anthropology of the Performing Arts: Artistry, Virtuosity, ...
VIRTUOSITY: THE. MASQUE. OF. NONCHALANCE. si. Virtuosity is a concept that, like many others, has meanings for the scholarly and creative communities but that also has become the province of the general public. In both public and ...
Anya Peterson Royce, 2004
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Questings: A Parable
Nonchalance also remembered for Frank all the years of Frank the rich kid playing with Lilly-Belle the poor kid. Nonchalance got a solemn promise out of Frank to honor that long covenant. “Now, please, Miss Nonnie, let me up. You're hurting ...
Jonathan Bryan, 2009
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Montaigne: A Collection of Essays : a Five Volume Anthology ...
To illustrate his lethargy when things go ill, he again uses vestimentary imagery: " . . . si j'ay un escarpin de travers, je laisse encore de travers ma chemise et ma cappe" (III, ix, 924). As the book is nonchalant, so is its author; his nonchalance is  ...
Dikka Berven, 1995
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Wow! Words: Building Children's Powerful Oral Vocabularies
6. Dad asked nonchalantly if we wanted a puppy.7. He walked into the room with confidence and nonchalance. 8. Justin does math with such nonchalance that he makes it look easy. 9. My friend is nonchalant about her famous relative. 10.
Babs Bell Hajdusiewicz, 2011
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Evening Thoughts. By a Physician [i.e. Joseph Bullar].
Repose sets the inferior in station at once at his ease; nonchalance makes him restless, uncomfortable, perhaps vexed. Repose accompanies lowliness of heart; nonchalance is a 7 form of self-conceit. Repose is an effect of habitual ...
‎1850
8
Travel and recollections of travel, with a chat upon various ...
Repose sets the inferior in station at once at his ease ; nonchalance makes him restless, uncomfortable, perhaps vexed. Repose accompanies lowliness of heart ; nonchalance is a form of self-conceit. Repose is an effect of habitual self-control  ...
John Shaw (M.D., Edin.), 1857
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Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies
Capturing. Nonchalance. Not every portrait has to be traditional. Not every photo has to show a person's face. On a shoot with two of my sons, I'd just finished a shot in the other direction and looked back to see them waiting. The moment struck ...
Robert Correll, 2013
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French Twentieth Bibliography: Critical and Bibliographical ...
1991), 26. [Ta] [La Nonchalance] 06817. Charrière, Christian: "Grosse pierre étriquée," Figaro Littéraire, no. 14459 (18 févr. 1991). 4. [Va] [La Nonchalance] 06818. Forrester, Viviane: "Pierre Dumayet: La Nonchalance," Magazine Littéraire, no.
Douglas W. Alden, Peter C. Hoy, William J. Thompson, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NONCHALANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nonchalance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Miley CyrusTopless Photos: Could She Lose her Instagram Account?
To be sure, it's just a grainy photo of her biting into her sandwich, but one that's attached with so much nonchalance that it's actually quite cool. «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
2
Singled Out: Alice Glass goes solo, Kathryn Joseph goes sublime …
That said, there's a lot to like here; a breezy, carefree nonchalance that has hints of Duran Duran hanging out by the beach, and a warmth that ... «Drowned In Sound, Jul 15»
3
Residents react to Kick 'em Jenny
Barbados TODAY spoke to a number of residents who expressed a range of emotions, from fear to concern to nonchalance. Six Men's, St Peter ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
4
Marcus Wyatt's quiet big-band riot
... was a comparitively neutered affair — technically proficient but somewhat straitjacketed, probably a result of the nonchalance of a fair portion ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
5
The Only Way to Love a Married Woman
She poured us drinks with the feigned nonchalance of someone privately recording and savoring every moment. I tried to write it all down, but ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
6
Blackstone Rngrs Hit Reset and Rediscover Themselves as Pale Dian
In their customary nonchalance, they don't care if you think of them as a new band or not, so long as you actually listen to the music. “We're ... «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
7
Rings? Who needs stinking rings? Just use a palm frond
Patrick was somewhat taken aback by her nonchalance, but intrigued. He liked her right off the bat, but she was already dating someone. «The News Journal, Jul 15»
8
Does Chris Tucker Still Have It?
Tucker even took us on a tour of Neverland; marveled at Jackson's nonchalance over a lion that got loose and the giraffes that casually walked ... «Madame Noire, Jul 15»
9
Movie review: Swedish comedy '100-Year-Old Man' a gem
Blessed with more abilities than running and following orders, Allan's innocence and nonchalance may be interpreted as signs of idiocy, but his ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
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Expert Urges Review Of Land Registration Regime
According to him, the dismal housing development plans and nonchalance of successive governments toward urbanisation across the ... «The Tide, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Nonchalance [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nonchalance>. May 2024 ».
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