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insouciance

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsuːsi.əns/

noun

Etymology: From French insouciance, from in- (“not”) + souciant (“worrying”).

  1. Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.

    So Gelernter, with an insouciance he now regrets, also chose a Lovelace as a namesake—Linda, the lead actress in "Deep Throat."

  2. Nonchalance.

    She almost felt insulted by [the wild boar's] insouciance as it rooted in her grove.