Synonyms for nonchalance
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : non-shuh-lahns, non-shuh-lahns, -luh ns |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑns, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑns, -ləns |
Définition of nonchalance
Origin :- 1670s, from French nonchalance (13c.), from nonchalant (see nonchalant).
- noun apathy
- "Naturally," I said with nonchalance, though my quick temper was fired.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- "Oh, yes," assented Kirkwood, with a nonchalance not entirely unassumed.
- Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
- This was all said with a sort of nonchalance, which Corny did not at all like.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- His nonchalance, I believe, was forced and meant to cover uneasiness.
- Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald
- The elder lady spoke with the nonchalance of one quite used to the process.
- Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
- His father courteously tried to make amends for his nonchalance.
- Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
- He shrugged and produced his snuff-box with an offensive simulation of nonchalance.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini
- Thorpe nodded, with a nonchalance which was not wholly affected.
- Extract from : « The Market-Place » by Harold Frederic
- She was struggling for nonchalance, for poise, at this worst blow, so unexpected.
- Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain
- And the gentlemen—no doubt they reciprocated her nonchalance?
- Extract from : « Major Frank » by A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint
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