nonchalantly

adverb

non·​cha·​lant·​ly ˌnän-shə-ˈlänt-lē 

ˈnän-shə-ˌlänt-,

-lənt-

: in a nonchalant manner : in a casual way that shows a relaxed lack of concern or interest

She nonchalantly glanced our way.

He walked nonchalantly to his seat.

According to its site, the center's outdoor summer programming organizers nonchalantly wondered in 2012 if an evening screening cat videos would attract any attention.

—Kate Whittle

Examples of nonchalantly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a clip viewed more than 1.8 million times, the woman walks Zoe down the street as a man in the distance—her brother David—can be seen walking toward them nonchalantly. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

Surveillance video shows the cold-blooded attack and a female bystander running in fear as the killer nonchalantly walks off before taking a meandering path uptown through Central Park. —Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025

In a distinctively Jenna Lyons outfit, Jenna Lyons followed suit, lounging nonchalantly in denim, leather, a shirt and undone tie, and a glossy pair of Louboutin's classic So Kate pumps. —Freya Drohan, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025

One video published on social media shows gunmen nonchalantly shooting unarmed men crawling on the ground in a village in Latakia province. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above