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disinvolture

noun
dis·​in·​vol·​ture | \ ˌdisə̇nˈvälchə(r), -vȯl-, -vōl-\
plural -s

Definition of disinvolture

: an unconstrained free and easy manner

History and Etymology for disinvolture

French désinvolture, from Italian disinvoltura, from disinvolto unconstrained, unembarrassed (from past participle of disinvolgere to unwrap, from dis- dis- entry 1—from Latin dis- —+ involgere to wrap) + -ura -ure; Italian disinvolto, translation of Spanish desenvuelto

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