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- pronunciation:
- nan
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lant
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried;casually indifferent.
The first suspect was nervous and edgy, but the second was completely nonchalant.- synonyms:
- casual, confident, cool, imperturbable, unconcerned, unruffled
- antonyms:
- anxious
- similar words:
- blithe, breezy, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, indifferent, insouciant, negligent, unflappable, unworried
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dispassionate, offhand, patient, perfunctory |
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| derivation: |
nonchalantly (adv.) |
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