Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a nonchalant manner; with apparent coolness or unconcern; with indifference: as, to answer an accusation nonchalantly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.
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- adverb In a
nonchalant manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a composed and unconcerned manner
- adverb in an unconcerned manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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It hopped off Sjostrom's stick and into the Ducks 'zone, but Beauchemin nonchalantly skated backward after it and Sjostrom took him by surprise before swooping in on Giguere and beating him low to the stick side.
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"Well, so long, fellows," he called nonchalantly over his shoulders, "I must be on my way."
The Circus Comes to Town Lebbeus Mitchell 1921
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"Katie," Phoebe called nonchalantly, her posture casual, as she quickly walked to intercept them at the car.
One Of The Family Floyd, Susan 2000
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Vampire Weekend's "Oxford Comma," about grammatical and other nitpicking, used the word almost nonchalantly.
NYT > Home Page By JON PARELES 2011
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With these labels nonchalantly thrown around, desensitization emerges, but what results is empowerment rather than apathy in the face of oppression.
UCLA Stories 2009
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Lost, Cherry recalls nonchalantly pitching the leap to ABC Entertainment President
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I think what it is when people see me smiling and kind of nonchalantly getting answers or, or saying things.
ABC Yanks Chris Brown “Good Morning America” Performance 2009
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"People see me smiling and kind of nonchalantly giving answers," Brown said.
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"People see me smiling and kind of nonchalantly giving answers," Brown said.
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My husband and I gave it up one day kind of nonchalantly to provide a different background for my kids.
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