Nonchalant Definition
nŏnshə-länt
adjective
Without warmth or enthusiasm; showing cool lack of concern; casually indifferent.
Webster's New World
Casually unconcerned or indifferent.
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Origin of Nonchalant
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French from Old French present participle of nonchaloir to be unconcerned non- non- chaloir to cause concern to (from Latin calēre to be warm, heat up kelə-1 in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to not be concerned"), from non- (“not") + chaloir (“to have concern for"), from Latin non 'not' + calere 'to be warm'
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