insouciance
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsuːsi.əns/
noun
Etymology: From French insouciance, from in- (“not”) + souciant (“worrying”).
- 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."”
- Nonchalance.
“She almost felt insulted by [the wild boar's] insouciance as it rooted in her grove.”