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单词 insouciant
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Definition of insouciant in English:

insouciant

adjective ɪnˈsuːsɪɒ̃ɪnˈsuːsɪənt
  • Showing a casual lack of concern.

    an insouciant shrug
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But whatever the insouciant stage persona said, underneath Smith desperately wanted approval.
    • In this regard several essays published in 1987 clearly mark a turning point, not to mention the insouciant crashing of psychoanalytic theory on the Black Studies scene.
    • Extant anthropoids appear to be blithely insouciant to such syndromes.
    • They always seemed so blasé, so effortlessly cool; insouciant, suntanned, with great clothes.
    • The path arcs along the curve of the precipice, a 3,000-foot drop just inches away, but Douré is surefooted, singing quietly, insouciant.
    Synonyms
    nonchalant, untroubled, unworried, unruffled, unconcerned, lacking concern, indifferent, blasé, heedless, relaxed, calm, equable, equanimous, serene, composed, casual, easy, easy-going, airy, breezy, carefree, free and easy, free from care, free from worry, happy-go-lucky, light-hearted, frivolous, unserious
    informal cool, laid back, upbeat

Derivatives

  • insouciantly

  • adverb
    • Tiring of this, the Gerrys insouciantly strike out for a hike off the beaten track.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In each, two friends in similar-color clothing stand looking out insouciantly.
      • The Maine photographs aren't as insouciantly riveting as his New York images.
      • It was the schoolboy's dream, humiliating England, swaggeringly and insouciantly triumphant.
      • She insouciantly draws on her parents' conservative attitudes for her routines with a trademark deadpan.

Definition of insouciant in US English:

insouciant

adjective
  • Showing a casual lack of concern; indifferent.

    an insouciant shrug
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They always seemed so blasé, so effortlessly cool; insouciant, suntanned, with great clothes.
    • But whatever the insouciant stage persona said, underneath Smith desperately wanted approval.
    • The path arcs along the curve of the precipice, a 3,000-foot drop just inches away, but Douré is surefooted, singing quietly, insouciant.
    • In this regard several essays published in 1987 clearly mark a turning point, not to mention the insouciant crashing of psychoanalytic theory on the Black Studies scene.
    • Extant anthropoids appear to be blithely insouciant to such syndromes.
    Synonyms
    nonchalant, untroubled, unworried, unruffled, unconcerned, lacking concern, indifferent, blasé, heedless, relaxed, calm, equable, equanimous, serene, composed, casual, easy, easy-going, airy, breezy, carefree, free and easy, free from care, free from worry, happy-go-lucky, light-hearted, frivolous, unserious
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