NONCHALANT


Meaning of NONCHALANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nɒnʃələnt, AM -lɑ:nt ]

If you describe someone as nonchalant , you mean that they appear not to worry or care about things and that they seem very calm.

Clark’s mother is nonchalant about her role in her son’s latest work...

It merely underlines our rather more nonchalant attitude to life.

= casual

ADJ

• non‧cha‧lance

Affecting nonchalance, I handed her two hundred dollar bills.

N-UNCOUNT

• non‧cha‧lant‧ly

‘Does Will intend to return with us?’ Joanna asked as nonchalantly as she could.

= casually

ADV : usu ADV with v , also ADV adj

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