Definition of NONCHALANT

nonchalant

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by blithe unconcern
    • "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"
    • "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"

Adj

  • Casually calm and relaxed.
  • Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.

Examples

  • He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.
  • We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) + chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin non (“not”) + calēre (“to be warm”).

Scrabble Score: 15

nonchalant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
nonchalant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nonchalant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

nonchalant: valid Words With Friends Word