Antonyms for pococurante
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : poh-koh-koo-ran-tee, -rahn-, -kyoo-; Italian paw-kaw-koo-rahn-te |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌpoʊ koʊ kʊˈræn ti, -ˈrɑn-, -kyʊ-; Italian ˌpɔ kɔ kuˈrɑn tɛ |
Definition of pococurante
- As in careless : adj without sufficient attention
- As in casual : adj nonchalant, relaxed in manner
- Martin found there was a good deal of reason in Pococurante's remarks.
- Extract from : « Candide » by Voltaire
- While they were waiting for dinner Pococurante ordered a concert.
- Extract from : « Candide » by Voltaire
- While dinner was getting ready, Pococurante ordered a concert.
- Extract from : « Voltaire's Romances » by Franois-Marie Arouet
- But for myself, although I assure you not a pococurante, I cannot help thinking there is no slight dash of the commonplace.'
- Extract from : « Sketches » by Benjamin Disraeli
- For me, as you may have found out, I am the pococurante senator, and above all things very free in saying what I think.
- Extract from : « Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) » by John Morley
Synonyms for pococurante
- absent-minded
- abstracted
- aloof
- apathetic
- blasé
- breezy
- casual
- cool
- cursory
- detached
- disregardful
- down home
- easygoing
- folksy
- forgetful
- hasty
- heedless
- homey
- improvident
- imprudent
- inaccurate
- inadvertent
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- incurious
- indifferent
- indiscreet
- indolent
- informal
- injudicious
- insouciant
- irresponsible
- lackadaisical
- laid-back
- lax
- loose
- low-pressure
- mellow
- mindless
- napping
- negligent
- nonchalant
- oblivious
- offhand
- perfunctory
- pococurante
- purposeless
- reckless
- regardless
- remiss
- remote
- slipshod
- sloppy
- thoughtless
- uncircumspect
- unconcerned
- unfussy
- unguarded
- unheeding
- uninterested
- unmindful
- unobservant
- unreflective
- unthinking
- wasteful
- withdrawn
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