as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour late
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Recent Examples of nonchalance
In Austen’s original, however, the point isn’t just to consider the heroine’s and hero’s attitudes toward dirt, from Elizabeth’s nonchalance to Darcy’s attraction.
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The cropped white tank top, hip-hugging slip skirt and open-toed sandal ooze nonchalance.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
There is also a cool nonchalance to the gym short, especially when juxtaposed with a smart button-up or dressier shoe.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Despite feigning nonchalance during the interrogation, his own funny story betrays his true misery.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
The cropped white tank top, hip-hugging slip skirt and open-toed sandal ooze nonchalance.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
There is also a cool nonchalance to the gym short, especially when juxtaposed with a smart button-up or dressier shoe.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 July 2025
Despite feigning nonchalance during the interrogation, his own funny story betrays his true misery.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonchalance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonchalance
Noun
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In the build-up to this scene, Jordan has a clash with the head of student life about their gender identity, and the school’s intentional disregard of their experience and language around it.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Businessmen and revolutionaries alike tended to disregard borders.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Fortunately, the bear’s indifference is aided in part by responsible wildlife viewing.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
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In public, Mark Kerr speaks amiably about his trainer turned rival and even takes him along for a rowdy impromptu meet-and-greet, but the lack of friction comes off less as a sign of his unflappability than of Safdie’s indifference to probing a friendship beyond buddy-comedy depth.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Nonchalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchalance. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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