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chalant

/ʃəˈlɑnt/

chalant adjective: not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.

Adjective

chalant (comparative more chalant, superlative most chalant)

  1. (humorous, nonce-word) Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.
    • 'I draw the line at nonchalant. Sometimes I think you're very chalant.'2001, Gill Sanderson, A Full Recovery, page 20
    • Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.2008, Golf Jokes and Anecdotes from Around the World, page 28

Forms of chalant

comparativemore chalant
superlativemost chalant

Origin of chalant

A back-formation from nonchalant, itself from Old French non- + chalant (“concerning, bothering”). By this process, the original Old French participle was coincidentally re-formed.

Words formed from chalant

Questions about chalant

What does chalant mean?
Chalant means not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.
What part of speech is chalant?
Chalant is an adjective.
How do you pronounce chalant?
Chalant is pronounced /ʃəˈlɑnt/ (US).

Words near chalant in the dictionary

  1. chalaned
  2. chalaning
  3. chalanned
  4. chalanning
  5. chalans
  6. chalant
  7. chalantly
  8. chalara
  9. chalasia
  10. chalastic
  11. Chalatenango

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