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Nonchalant is a French loanword, but what is the literal translation of its older Latin roots?

nonchalant

[non-shuh-lahnt, non-shuh-lahnt, -luhnt] / ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑnt, -lənt /


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The plan is to keep being nonchalant about the whole thing, and hopefully their fan base will continue to grow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Edgelords, of course, are too nonchalant to obsess.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

No doubt that playful warmth played a part in him being cast as Luffy, a hilariously nonchalant, yet utterly sincere would-be pirate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Heading into the results, investors were a bit more nonchalant about threats to the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026

I was getting more and more nonchalant as it went along.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger




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