nonchalant
/ˈnɒnʃ(ə)l(ə)nt
/adjective
(Of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm: she gave a nonchalant shrug...
- Doc Charlie would casually flirt with the nonchalant female who would ever so calmly refuse.
- He'd said it in such an offhand and nonchalant manner, though, that I decided to let it drop.
- He was very nonchalant, very offhand at the press conference when he was making those comments.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French, literally 'not being concerned', from the verb nonchaloir.
This is an English use of a French word meaning literally ‘not being concerned’, from the verb nonchaloir; the chaloir element is from Latin calere ‘be warm, be roused with zeal’.
- benzyl
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- be of
- be of (any) use
- be of assistance
- be off
- be off the charts
- be of one (or a different) mind
- be of service
- be of the belief that
- be of the opinion that
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- be old enough to be someone's father (or mother)
- be on about
- be on a hiding to nothing
- be on at someone
- be one's brother's keeper
- be oneself
- be one's life
- be one's own boss
- be one's (own) lookout
- be one's own man (or woman)
- be one's own master
- be one's own person
- be one's own woman