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insouciant Definition


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insouciant
adj
    1. rather formal or literary
      Without cares or worries; light-hearted; unconcerned.
      Thesaurus: carefree, light-hearted, happy-go-lucky, jaunty, flippant, breezy, easygoing, unconcerned, nonchalant, untroubled, unworried; Antonym: anxious, careworn.
Derivative: insouciance
noun
    The quality of being without cares or worries
      Thesaurus: carefreeness, light-heartedness, flippancy, nonchalance, jauntiness, breeziness, ease, indifference, unconcern; Antonym: anxiety, care.
Derivative: insouciantly
adverb
    Etymology: 19c: French.



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