# nonchalant
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir (“to be unconcerned”), from non- (“not”) +‎ chaloir (“to have concern for”), from Latin non (“not”) +‎ calēre (“to be warm”).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈnɒn.ʃəl.ənt/
* (US) IPA: /ˌnɑn.ʃəˈlɑnt/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Adjective

nonchalant (comparative more nonchalant, superlative most nonchalant)
* Casually calm and relaxed.
    We handled the whole frenetic situation with a nonchalant attitude.
** 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.
** 2010, Mary Roach, “You Go First: The Alarming Prospect of Life Without Gravity”, in Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 90:[…] The Mexican government's response to the American bombing was admirably laid back. General Enrique Diaz Gonzales and Consul General Raul Michel met with United States officials, who issued apologies and an invitation to come to "the next rocket shoot" at White Sands. The Mexican citizenry was similarly nonchalant. "Bomb Blast Fails to Halt Spring Fiesta," said the El Paso Times headline, noting that "many thought the explosion was a cannon fired for the opening of the fiesta."
* Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
    He is far too nonchalant about such a serious matter.

#### Synonyms

* (casually calm): carefree, cool, mellow, easygoing; see also Thesaurus:calm or Thesaurus:carefree
* (indifferent): blasé, unconcerned; see also Thesaurus:apathetic

#### Derived terms

* nonchalantly
* nonchalantness

#### Related terms

* nonchalance

#### Translations

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## Danish
### Etymology

From French nonchalant.

### Adjective

nonchalant
* nonchalant, offhand

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

### Adverb

nonchalant
* nonchalantly, offhandedly

### Further reading

* “nonchalant” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nonchalant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌnɔn.ʃaːˈlɑnt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: non‧cha‧lant
* Rhymes: -ɑnt

### Adjective

nonchalant (comparative nonchalanter, superlative nonchalantst)
* careless, showing no interest or effort

#### Related terms

* nonchalance

## French
### Etymology

Present participle of Old French nonchaloir (“to have no importance”), from non +‎ chaloir, equivalent to Latin non (“not”) +‎ calēre (“to be warm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɔ̃.ʃa.lɑ̃/

### Adjective

nonchalant (feminine nonchalante, masculine plural nonchalants, feminine plural nonchalantes)
* Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness; slow-moving; indolent
* Cool, relaxed

#### Usage notes

* Although French nonchalant is usually appropriate where the English one is used, its meaning is different.

#### Related terms

* nonchalance
* nonchaloir
* chaloir

#### Descendants

* → Danish: nonchalant
* → Dutch: nonchalant
* → English: nonchalant
* → German: nonchalant
* → Swedish: nonchalant

### Further reading

* “nonchalant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from French nonchalant, from Old French nonchaloir, from Latin non (“not”) +‎ calēre (“to be warm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlɑ̃ː], [ˌnɔ̃ʃaˈlant]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

nonchalant (strong nominative masculine singular nonchalanter, comparative nonchalanter, superlative am nonchalantesten)
* nonchalant

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “nonchalant” in Duden online
* “nonchalant” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* nonsjalant

### Etymology

From French nonchalant.

### Adjective

nonchalant (indefinite singular nonchalant, definite singular and plural nonchalante)
* nonchalant

### References

* “nonchalant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* nonsjalant

### Etymology

From French nonchalant.

### Adjective

nonchalant (indefinite singular nonchalant, definite singular and plural nonchalante)
* nonchalant

### References

* “nonchalant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.