as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour late
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
At 82, McCartney was still a vision of graceful nonchalance in his fitted black jacket and crisp white shirt, hair grayed at the temples but still boyishly brushing the back of his collar.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s a nonchalance in his proposal that matches the domesticity of the performance.
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Just the right amount of contemporary Swiss alpine charm, cue the warm wood tones and cool marble bathrooms, with a shot of Scandinavian design aesthetic, all clean lines and soft furnishings, and a dash of contemporary nonchalance, signal the robust amount of dimmable light switches.
—Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
At 82, McCartney was still a vision of graceful nonchalance in his fitted black jacket and crisp white shirt, hair grayed at the temples but still boyishly brushing the back of his collar.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
There’s a nonchalance in his proposal that matches the domesticity of the performance.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025
Just the right amount of contemporary Swiss alpine charm, cue the warm wood tones and cool marble bathrooms, with a shot of Scandinavian design aesthetic, all clean lines and soft furnishings, and a dash of contemporary nonchalance, signal the robust amount of dimmable light switches.
—Alexandra Cheney, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Nonchalance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonchalance. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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