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
That obstinate nonchalance is the main factor behind Mrs. Chen’s success with audiences.
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Josh Weiss, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Away from the impossibly glamorous Left Bank headquarters of YSL, the Hadid sisters have been deploying their softly sloping jackets to bring both nonchalance and grit to downtime looks (and Rosalía’s birthday party).
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2024
But if this was a fleeting moment of nonchalance, it was earned.
—Brendan Kuty, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Incapable of co-existing in the awkwardness, the situation quickly explodes into an argument between the two friends in front of the cast, as Brooks attempts to double down on nonchalance and indignation to Taleen attempting to hold her to task.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 July 2024
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“Nonchalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchalance. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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