[
US
/ˌnɑnʃəˈɫɑnt/
]
[ UK /nˈɒnʃələnt/ ]
[ UK /nˈɒnʃələnt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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marked by blithe unconcern
was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner
an utterly insouciant financial policy
an elegantly insouciant manner
showed a casual disregard for cold weather
drove his car with nonchalant abandon
an ability to interest casual students
How To Use nonchalant In A Sentence
- But people were not as nonchalant as they appeared. Times, Sunday Times
- I had a sudden epiphany, and slipped my hands nonchalantly into my pockets.
- She defeat all her rival for the job with nonchalant ease.
- The men swore again, wondering how Tori could be so nonchalant when so many things were going wrong.
- I nonchalantly leave Adrian in the living room and enter the kitchen, although my stomach is clenching with anxiety and apprehension.
- He offers me some of the coke, I shake my head nonchalantly.
- I headed towards the English department doing my best to be nonchalant.
- The other piece is floating southwards in a nonchalant manner. The Times Literary Supplement
- The nearest he got to a criminal act was the day he forgot his house keys and broke into his own home using a credit card with nonchalant ease.
- He shrugged, utterly nonchalant, and it was then she realised he hadn't touched a drop of rum all evening.