Antonyms for insouciance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-soo-see-uh ns; French an-soo-syahns

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈsu si əns; French ɛ̃ suˈsyɑ̃s

Definition of insouciance

Origin : 1799, from French insouciant "carelessness, thoughtlessness, heedlessness," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + se soucier "to care," from Latin sollicitare "to agitate" (see solicit).

As in indifference : noun absence of feeling, interest
As in lethargy : noun laziness, sluggishness
As in nonchalance : noun apathy
As in unconcern : noun disinterestedness
As in hebetude : noun lethargy
As in impassivity : noun apathy
As in inconsequence : noun indifference
As in inconsequentiality : noun indifference
As in inconsequentialness : noun indifference
As in incuriosity : noun apathy
As in incuriousness : noun apathy
As in informality : noun ease
As in insensibleness : noun apathy
As in insignificancy : noun indifference
As in languidness : noun lethargy
As in leadenness : noun lethargy
As in phlegm : noun apathy
As in stolidity : noun apathy
As in stolidness : noun apathy
As in torpidity : noun lethargy
As in uninterest : noun apathy
As in unresponsiveness : noun apathy
As in disregard : noun ignoring
As in ease : noun facility, freedom
As in apathy : noun uncaring attitude, lack of interest

Example sentences :

With that and a superb air of insouciance, he made shift to go.
Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini

A wave of his hand simulated an insouciance he did not feel.
Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat

Perhaps they were affecting a little of that British insouciance you spoke of—'
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

I crave the gaiety and insouciance of Roberta's care-free Bohemians.
Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett

That's the kind of man I really like, chirping his insouciance.
Extract from : « Fantasia of the Unconscious » by D. H. Lawrence

Idleness and insouciance had few temptations for them, cynicism was abhorrent to them.
Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore

What an air of insouciance,” thought I. “That woman is not in love!
Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid

His Insouciance is charming and always turns the tide of my melancholy.
Extract from : « Letters of a Dakota Divorcee » by Jane Burr

Lovely, with a show of insouciance, bagged three gerunds and one gerundive.
Extract from : « The Varmint » by Owen Johnson

"I repeat, everything," said Bazarov with an ineffable expression of insouciance.
Extract from : « Fathers and Sons » by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Synonyms for insouciance

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