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

• disregard
• indifference

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

Tina, as though offended by Lilian’s nonchalance, clicked her tongue and retrieved a Band-Aid from a drawer. —Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025

Other works lampoon what poets see as hypocrisy and nonchalance by the warring sides. —Nalova Akua, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025

Her own instrumentation is her iconoclastic blend of classic and contemporary vocabulary oscillating between presentational formality and pedestrian nonchalance. —Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025

Alba’s appeal had less to do with her beauty than with her confidence and nonchalance. —Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 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