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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
Example sentences :
  • "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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