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insouciancea casual lack of concern; indifference

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a casual lack of concern; indifference

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈsuːsiəns/

Korean meaning: 무관심, 태평함, 냉담함

Korean pronunciation: 인**수**시언스

Example Sentences

  • The teenager's insouciance about his failing grades worried his parents.
  • With remarkable insouciance, she ate pizza during the job interview.
  • His insouciance masked deep anxiety about the future.

insouciance

NOUN

//ɪnˈsuːsiəns//

a casual lack of concern; indifference

insouciance concept
💡 Concept

a young office worker leans back in their chair with feet up on the desk, casually reading a magazine. Their posture shows complete relaxation while surrounded by chaos and urgency. Around them, other employees frantically wave papers and point at charts showing declining numbers. The relaxed worker occasionally glances up with a slight shrug before returning to their magazine. Stressed colleagues gesture desperately trying to get their attention about the crisis. a casual lack of concern and complete indifference to serious matters

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈsuːsiəns/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈsuːsiəns/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootsouci
Suffix--ance

Origin

From French 'insouciance', meaning a carefree lack of concern. The word comes from French 'insouciant' meaning 'not worrying' or 'carefree'.

🎵Rhyme

nonchalancereconnaissanceconsonance
nonchalance
reconnaissance
consonance

🔗Collocations

youthful insouciance
display insouciance
air of insouciance
feigned insouciance
natural insouciance

📝Examples

The teenager's insouciance about his failing grades worried his parents.

😄 Fun example

With remarkable insouciance, she ate pizza during the job interview.

His insouciance masked deep anxiety about the future.

😄 Fun example

She responded to the scandal with typical insouciance, posting selfies on social media.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

nonchalanceindifferenceunconcernapathydetachment

Antonyms

concernanxietyworry

Related

insouciantcarefreeblaséaloof

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