different between insouciant vs esquamulose

English

Etymology

From French insouciant, from in- (“not”, prefix) + souciant (“worrying”), 1828.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?su?s??nt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /in?susi?nt/
• Hyphenation: in?sou?ciant

Adjective

insouciant (comparative more insouciant, superlative most insouciant)

1. Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant.

Derived terms

• insouciantly

Related terms

• insouciance
• solicit
• sans-souci

Translations

References

Anagrams

• incautions

French

Etymology

in- +? souciant, from soucier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.su.sj??/

Adjective

insouciant (feminine singular insouciante, masculine plural insouciants, feminine plural insouciantes)

1. carefree, without worries

Derived terms

• insouciance

Related terms

• sans-souci

Further reading

• “insouciant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• continuais

English

Etymology

e- (prefix forming adjectives with the sense of lacking something) +? squamulose; squamulose is derived from New Latin squ?mul?sus (“squamulose”), from Latin squamula (“small scales”) (diminutive of squ?ma (“scale of a fish or reptile; item shaped like a scale, flake”)) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’). The English word is analysable as e- +? squamula +? -ose.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /i??skwe?mj?l??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /i?skwe?mj?lo?s/
• Hyphenation: esqua?mul?ose

Adjective

esquamulose (not comparable)

1. (botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a smooth skin or outer covering.

   Synonym: scaleless

   Antonyms: scaly, squamose, squamous, squamulose

Translations

References

Further reading

• “esquamulose”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).