pococurante
UK/ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti//ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈɹɑːn.ti/
pococurante adjective: apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
Adjective
pococurante (comparative more pococurante, superlative most pococurante)
- Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
- The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.1909, Ward A. W., Prothero G. W., Leathes Stanley K.C.B., Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History, volume VI, page 20
- Synonyms:
- aloof, disinterested, unconcerned, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool
Noun
pococurante (plural pococurantes)
- An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.
pococurante meaning in Urdu
pococurante in Urdu
- لاتعلق
Synonyms of pococurante
- aloof
- disinterested
- unconcerned
- adiaphroistic
- apathetic
- apathistical
- blasé
- blithe
- deaf
- cool
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Forms of pococurante
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more pococurante |
| superlative | most pococurante |
| Noun | |
| plural | pococurantes |
Origin of pococurante
Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).
Words formed from pococurante
Questions about pococurante
- What does pococurante mean?
- Pococurante means apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
- What is pococurante in Urdu?
- Pococurante in Urdu is لاتعلق. See Pococurante meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is pococurante?
- Pococurante can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce pococurante?
- Pococurante is pronounced /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/ (UK).
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