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sans souci

/ˌsɑːn suːˈsiː/

sans souci adjective: carefree; without worry.

Adjective

sans souci (not comparable)

  1. Carefree; without worry

Adverb

sans souci (not comparable)

  1. In a carefree manner; without worry.

Proper noun capitalized: Sans Souci

Sans Souci

  1. A suburb of Sydney in the Bayside council area and the Georges River council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of sans souci

alternative formsans-souci

Origin of sans souci

Borrowed from French sans souci (“without worry”).

Questions about sans souci

What does sans souci mean?
Sans souci means carefree; without worry.
What part of speech is sans souci?
Sans souci can be an adjective, an adverb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sans souci?
Sans souci is pronounced /ˌsɑːn suːˈsiː/.

Words near sans souci in the dictionary

  1. sans nombre
  2. sans rival
  3. sans rivals
  4. sans serif
  5. sans serifs
  6. sans souci
  7. sans égal
  8. sans-culotte
  9. sans-culotterie
  10. sans-culottes
  11. sans-culottic

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