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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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negligent
English
Etymology
From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin neglig?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n??.l?.d??nt/
Adjective
negligent (comparative more negligent, superlative most negligent)
- Careless, without appropriate or sufficient attention.
- (law) Culpable due to negligence.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:careless
Related terms
- negligence
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin neglig?ns.
Adjective
negligent (masculine and feminine plural negligents)
- negligent
Related terms
- negligència
- negligir
Further reading
- “negligent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “negligent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “negligent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “negligent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin
Verb
negligent
- third-person plural future active indicative of neglig?
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