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 This turn was frankly difficult to digest in a show that’s otherwise adopted a stance of irreverent insouciance toward other hot topics. — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 June 2026 Former first-rounder Malik Nabers also looks every bit like the superstar the Giants desperately needed, though his injury status and insouciance could be concerning long term. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2026 And Sexyy’s performances are lifeless, devoid of the color and insouciance that made Hood Hottest Princess a romp. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026 Wars deserve more than improvisation and insouciance. — Kenneth Zagacki, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insouciance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insouciance
  1. disregard
  2. nonchalance
  3. indifference
Noun
  • In addition, the jury found the two deputies acted with reckless disregard and awarded $10 million in punitive damages.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Waititi’s the opposite of a detailed world-builder, which can be a good quality — his joyful disregard is what made his first Thor film so enjoyable.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of disregard
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  • That man, Sana founder-CEO Joel Hellermark, leans back into his chair and smiles, throwing one leg over the other with the nonchalance of a man half Bhusri’s age.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There’s something quietly captivating and a little uncomfortable about the pavement snaps of girlhood; some teens accompanied by mothers, others affecting nonchalance, or standing on their hands to get attention.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of nonchalance
Noun
  • The point goes to your colleague, although Miss Manners is inclined to take back half for his indifference to social convention.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Worse still is cruelty at a level Americans can’t stomach; separation of families, outright brutality against women and the elderly, deaths by indifference, even murder.
    — Michael Kiefer, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of indifference

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“Insouciance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insouciance. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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