nonchalance
noun
; ˌnän-shə-ˌlän(t)s, -lən(t)s\
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Synonyms
apathy, casualness, complacence, disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, insouciance, torpor, unconcern
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David Neumann’s choreography blurs the distinction between dance and gesture with neo-Fosse nonchalance. — Charles Mcnulty, latimes.com, "Why ‘Hadestown’ deserves the Tony Award for best musical of the year," 3 June 2019 Think high-end sophisticated disinvoltura (easiness) blended with borrowed-from-the-guys nonchalance. — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, "In a Season of Sensational Runway Tailoring, the Best Investment Might Be a Suit from the Little Italian Label Giuliva Heritage," 6 Mar. 2019 The Republican nonchalance about the Trump branding exercise quickly gave way to concern about his apparent strength among Republican voters. — Conrad Black, National Review, "Trump: A Brief History Thereof," 1 Aug. 2019 The market’s nonchalance would have been unthinkable even five years ago, when Apple was still a company known for its category-defining product launches polished to perfection by Ive’s design team. — Sam Dean, latimes.com, "How Jony Ive, Apple’s design guru, planned his own obsolescence," 28 June 2019 Talk of the town This pursuit of nonchalance extended to Brummell’s carefully constructed persona. — Ignacio Peyró, National Geographic, "This 19th-century London dandy caused a style revolution," 18 June 2019 The nonchalance from Belichick – who pointed out that Tuesday marked practice No. 6, to be exact – is what never changes with this setup. — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, "Opinion: Patriots' challenge in offseason is to merge new elements with old ones," 4 June 2019 Its biggest success story in its early days was bringing bringing Stüssy to Europe, introducing a generation of Italian kids to SoCal skate culture and its associated, almost anti-fashion nonchalance. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Think Streetwear Is a New Phenomenon? Meet Luca Benini Who Started the Hype 30 Years Ago," 11 Jan. 2019 But the work of adopting a pose of nonchalance eventually felt more exhausting than anything else. — Daniel Ortberg, Vox, "The best $6,250 I ever spent: top surgery," 18 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nonchalance.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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