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insouciance

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


















NOUN
nonchalance
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Dancing’s insouciance is reexamined so frequently throughout the album’s first half that one might read its message as hollow, like a desperate attempt to ignore all of the troubles outside the club.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

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

From Salon Mar. 27, 2026

And he has done so with a light-fingered insouciance that makes every scene incandescent with funny contemporary allusions.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

Allen says some of the details have been exaggerated, but her pain is tangible amongst the artful pop beats and faux insouciance.

From BBC Dec. 20, 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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