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insouciance

Pronunciation:  in'sooseeuns

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 Definition: [n]  the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you
 
 Synonyms: carefreeness, lightheartedness, lightsomeness
 
 See Also: blitheness, cheerfulness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\In`sou`ciance"\, n. [F.]
Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: abandon, accidia, acedia, aloofness, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blahs, boredom, careless abandon, carelessness, casualness, comatoseness, cursoriness, detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, disregardfulness, dullness, easiness, easygoingness, forgetfulness, hastiness, heartlessness, hebetude, heedlessness, hopelessness, impassiveness, impassivity, inappetence, inattention, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, indifferentism, indifferentness, indiscrimination, inexcitability, intellectual inertia, lack of affect, lack of appetite, lack of foresight, lack of interest, lackadaisicalness, languidness, lassitude, laziness, lethargicalness, lethargy, listlessness, mindlessness, negligence, nonchalance, numbness, oblivion, offhandedness, passiveness, passivity, perfunctoriness, phlegm, phlegmaticalness, phlegmaticness, plucklessness, pococurantism, recklessness, regardlessness, resignation, resignedness, sloth, sluggishness, sopor, soporifousness, spiritlessness, sprezzatura, spunklessness, stolidity, stupefaction, stupor, supineness, tactlessness, thoughtlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor, unanxiousness, unconcern, unheedfulness, uninquisitiveness, uninterestedness, unmindfulness, unpreparedness, unreadiness, unsolicitousness, unsolicitude, unthinkingness, withdrawal, withdrawnness
 

 

 



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