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nonchalance

/ˈnɒnʃələns/US/ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːns/

nonchalance noun: indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.

Noun

nonchalance (usually uncountable, plural nonchalances)

  1. (usually) Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.

nonchalance meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nonchalance in Tamil

கூசனம்

nonchalance in Urdu

بےغرضی, بےپرواہی, لاتعلقی

Synonyms of nonchalance

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Forms of nonchalance

pluralnonchalances

Origin of nonchalance

Borrowed from French nonchalance.

Questions about nonchalance

What does nonchalance mean?
Nonchalance means indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.
What is nonchalance in Tamil?
Nonchalance in Tamil is கூசனம். See Nonchalance meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nonchalance?
Nonchalance is a noun.
How do you pronounce nonchalance?
Nonchalance is pronounced /ˈnɒnʃələns/ (UK).
What is the plural of nonchalance?
The plural of nonchalance is nonchalances.

Words near nonchalance in the dictionary

  1. noncetacean
  2. noncey
  3. nonchafing
  4. nonchain
  5. nonchains
  6. nonchalance
  7. nonchalances
  8. nonchalant
  9. nonchalantism
  10. nonchalantly
  11. nonchalantness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nonchalance (page history and authors); nonchalance (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); nonchalance (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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