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.
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Examples of nonchalance in a Sentence
with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour late
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In private, Gottwald apparently projected nonchalance in the face of his challenges.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
Even those seemingly casual displays of nonchalance are often thoughtfully calculated by glam squads, especially since the paparazzi’s incessant flashes rarely take a break.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
The tone of Brad Stevens was similar to the Celtics’ attitude toward some of their critical playoff games: a casualness, a nonchalance, a disturbing coolness.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
Yet for a band that embraced talk of death with nonchalance, and at times even treated the subject like a punchline, the performance often felt like an earnest acknowledgment of the sanctity of life.
—Victoria Wasylak, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
Calm, peace and nonchalance are perhaps the greatest luxury of the modern era of income inequality and the perpetual grind to maintain a semblance of a middle class existence.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
Of the three, the newest record most closely mirrors the lyrical nonchalance and alternative dance sound of the band’s last album, After Laughter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
As words are stripped away, nonchalance also fades, leaving in its wake something hotter and raw.
—Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
Only a generation ago in Qatar, this nonchalance toward obvious markers of wealth would have been unimaginable.
—Christina Goldbaum Erin Schaff, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2023
Even those seemingly casual displays of nonchalance are often thoughtfully calculated by glam squads, especially since the paparazzi’s incessant flashes rarely take a break.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2023
The tone of Brad Stevens was similar to the Celtics’ attitude toward some of their critical playoff games: a casualness, a nonchalance, a disturbing coolness.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2023
Yet for a band that embraced talk of death with nonchalance, and at times even treated the subject like a punchline, the performance often felt like an earnest acknowledgment of the sanctity of life.
—Victoria Wasylak, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
Calm, peace and nonchalance are perhaps the greatest luxury of the modern era of income inequality and the perpetual grind to maintain a semblance of a middle class existence.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2023
Of the three, the newest record most closely mirrors the lyrical nonchalance and alternative dance sound of the band’s last album, After Laughter.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
As words are stripped away, nonchalance also fades, leaving in its wake something hotter and raw.
—Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
Only a generation ago in Qatar, this nonchalance toward obvious markers of wealth would have been unimaginable.
—Christina Goldbaum Erin Schaff, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2022
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First Known Use
1678, in the meaning defined above
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nonchalance
noun
non·cha·lance
ˌnän-shə-ˈlän(t)s
ˈnän-shə-ˌlän(t)s
: the quality or state of being nonchalant
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