different between listless vs nonchalant
listless
English
Etymology
From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) +? -less. Compare Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?stl?s/
Adjective
listless (comparative more listless, superlative most listless)
- Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, ch. 18:
- I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless.
- 1861, Charlotte M. Yonge, The Stokesley Secret, ch. 6:
- What an entirely different set of beings were those Stokesley children in lesson-time. . . . Poor, listless, stolid, deplorable logs, with bowed backs and crossed ankles, pipy voices and heavy eyes!
- 1901, William Somerset Maugham, The Hero, ch. 21:
- The scene with Mrs. Wallace had broken his spirit, and he was listless now, indifferent to what happened.
- 2005 Nov. 29, Aryn Baker, "John Hardy: Bali Guy," Time:
- “Listless, inattentive, distracted,” he recited. “A daydreamer. Tries his best, but is too slow.”
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, ch. 18:
Derived terms
- listlessly
- listlessness
Translations
Anagrams
- slitless
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nonchalant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin non (“not”) + cal?re (“to be warm”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?n.??l.?nt/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?n.???l?nt/
Adjective
nonchalant (comparative more nonchalant, superlative most nonchalant)
- Casually calm and relaxed.
- We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
- Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
- He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
Synonyms
- (casually calm): carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing
- (indifferent): blasé, unconcerned
- See also Thesaurus:calm
Derived terms
- nonchalantly
- nonchalantness
Related terms
- nonchalance
Translations
Danish
Etymology
From French nonchalant.
Adjective
nonchalant
- nonchalant, offhand
Inflection
Adverb
nonchalant
- nonchalantly, offhandedly
Further reading
- “nonchalant” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French nonchalant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?n.?a??l?nt/
- Hyphenation: non?cha?lant
- Rhymes: -?nt
Adjective
nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative nonchalantst)
- careless, showing no interest or effort
Inflection
Related terms
- nonchalance
French
Etymology
Present participle of Old French nonchaloir (“to have no importance”), from non + chaloir, equivalent to Latin non (“not”) + cal?re (“to be warm”).
Adjective
nonchalant (feminine singular nonchalante, masculine plural nonchalants, feminine plural nonchalantes)
- Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness; slow-moving; indolent.
- Cool, relaxed
Usage notes
- Although French nonchalant is usually appropriate where the English one is used, its meaning is different.
Related terms
- nonchaloir
- chaloir
Descendants
- ? Danish: nonchalant
- ? Dutch: nonchalant
- ? English: nonchalant
- ? German: nonchalant
Further reading
- “nonchalant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir, from Latin non (“not”) + cal?re (“to be warm”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative am nonchalantesten)
- nonchalant
Declension
Further reading
- “nonchalant” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- nonsjalant
Etymology
From French nonchalant.
Adjective
nonchalant (indefinite singular nonchalant, definite singular and plural nonchalante)
- nonchalant
References
- “nonchalant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- nonsjalant
Etymology
From French nonchalant.
Noun
nonchalant (indefinite singular nonchalant, definite singular and plural nonchalante)
- nonchalant
References
- “nonchalant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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