insouciance

noun

in-ˈsü-sē-ən(t)s How to pronounce insouciance (audio)
Definition of insouciancenext
as in disregard
lack of interest or concern wandered into the meeting with complete insouciance to the fact that she was late

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Recent Examples of insouciance Wars deserve more than improvisation and insouciance. — Kenneth Zagacki, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 And perhaps the Nilgiri has something complimentary to say, too, by return of gaze about Bensley’s lovely interiors, which use warm colors and the symbolic palette of Tibetan Buddhism while retaining a quirkiness and insouciance. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026 The ensemble’s playful insouciance maintains the production’s buoyancy. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 For here was a gay man doomed by his failure to recognize that the courtroom was a different kind of stage, one where flamboyant insouciance would bring disaster rather than applause. — Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insouciance
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  1. disregard
  2. nonchalance
  3. indifference
Noun
  • All of these detention facilities have in common a fundamental disregard for our health and well-being.
    — Brady Tillett, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
  • Some even disregard practice, seeing shootouts as a lottery, though preparation is generally crucial.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of disregard
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  • But in the era of dating apps − essentially another form of social media − the nonchalance with which so many approach dating has gotten out of hand.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Max Cady should be an unsettling interruption, a man who undermines our ideas of right and wrong through his nonchalance about his own wickedness; here, the most unsettling thing about him are those teal contact lenses.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of nonchalance
Noun
  • Sly and the Family Stone would join those bands on the charts soon enough, but their debut was released just after the Summer of Love to public indifference.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 July 2026
  • Fairbanks then walked Max Muncy, who moved to second on defensive indifference, and Heim delivered a two-run single.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of indifference

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“Insouciance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insouciance. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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