Insouciant describes someone who is happily unconcerned, carefree, or nonchalant.
Insouciant describe a alguien que está felizmente despreocupado, despreocupado o indiferente.
| Front | insouciant \in-SOO-see-uhnt\ |
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| Back | adjective Happily unconcerned; carefree; nonchalant. [From French insouciant, from in- (not) + souciant, present participle of soucier (to care), from Vulgar Latin sollicitare (to vex), from Latin sollicitus (anxious), from sollus (entire) + citus, past participle of ciere (to move).] "[John] Brisker also voiced a strong loyalty to Seattle, the likes of which are rare among many of today's pro athletes who are insouciant about where they play." - Robert L. Jamieson Jr.; Former Sonic Forever Shrouded in Mystery; Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Jul 2, 2004. |
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