nonchalance

noun

non·​cha·​lance ˌnän-shə-ˈlän(t)s 

ˌnän-shə-ˌlän(t)s,

-lən(t)s

: the quality or state of being nonchalant

She faced the crowd with the nonchalance of an experienced speaker.

Synonyms

• apathy
• casualness
• complacence
• disinterestedness
• disregard
• incuriosity
• incuriousness
• indifference
• insouciance
• torpor
• unconcern

Examples of nonchalance in a Sentence

with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour late

Recent Examples on the Web

Violence is also more common than ever on the screens of our laptops and phones, where social media catalogs accidents, bombings and dead children with eerie nonchalance. —Alexandra Kleeman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025

Despite societal nonchalance, tuberculosis today kills up to 1.6 million globally yearly. —Powel H. Kazanjian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025

Despite the change in appearance, Combs carried himself with the nonchalance of a man who was not staring down decades behind bars. —Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025

Sheila destroys Richard Dreyer’s arrogance with the nonchalance of someone swatting away an inconvenient fly. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonchalance

• esperance
• nonresponse
• renaissance
• bons
• hans
• launce
• nonce
• sconce
• naissance
• response

Kids Definition

nonchalance

noun

non·​cha·​lance ˌnän-shə-ˈlän(t)s 

ˈnän-shə-ˌlän(t)s

: the quality or state of being nonchalant