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insouciance

[in-soo-see-uhns, an-soo-syahns] / ɪnˈsu si əns, ɛ̃ suˈsyɑ̃s /


















NOUN
nonchalance
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And with the new millennium fast approaching, the consumer needed Jacobs’ brand of sartorial insouciance.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Let’s hope his insouciance isn’t as contagious as the virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The Australian, who was ranked 13th in the world at his peak, played with an air of insouciance throughout.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

Parrilla finds the balance between Bruiser’s sauciness and seriousness; Byrne plays the clown adeptly; and Slattery, a boss again after “Mad Men,” softens his villainy with some Roger Sterling insouciance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

He tried to tighten up his face into a mask of insouciance, worldliness, and control.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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