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insouciance
[in-soo-see-uhns; Fr. an-soo-syahns] 
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apathy
[ap-uh-thee]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | uncaring attitude, lack of interest |
| Synonyms: | aloofness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, dullness, emotionlessness, halfheartedness, heedlessness, indifference, insensibility, insensitivity, insouciance, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, passiveness, passivity, stoicism, unconcern, unresponsiveness |
| Antonyms: | care, concern, feeling, interest, passion, sensitivity, sympathy, warmth |
| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facility, freedom |
| Synonyms: | adroitness, affability, aplomb, breeze, child's play, cinch, cleverness, composure, dexterity, dispatch, duck soup, easygoingness, efficiency, effortlessness, expertise, expertness, familiarity, flexibility, fluency, informality, insouciance, knack, liberty, naturalness, nonchalance, poise, pushover, quickness, readiness, relaxedness, setup, simplicity, skillfulness, smooth sailing, smoothness, snap, unaffectedness, unconstraint, unreservedness |
| Antonyms: | difficulty, effort, inhibition, perplexity, restriction |
| Main Entry: | indifference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absence of feeling, interest |
| Synonyms: | alienation, aloofness, apathy, callousness, carelessness, cold shoulder, cold-bloodedness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disdain, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, equity, heedlessness, immunity, impartiality, impassiveness, impassivity, inattention, inertia, insensitivity, insouciance, isolationism, lack, lethargy, listlessness, negligence, neutrality, nonchalance, noninterference, objectivity, stoicism, torpor, unconcern, unmindfulness |
| Antonyms: | caring, compassion, concern, feeling, interest, involvement, regard, sympathy |
| Main Entry: | lethargy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | laziness, sluggishness |
| Synonyms: | apathy, coma, disinterest, disregard, drowsiness, dullness, hebetude, heedlessness, idleness, impassivity, inaction, inactivity, inanition, indifference, indolence, inertia, inertness, insouciance, languor, lassitude, listlessness, passiveness, phlegm, sleep, sleepiness, sloth, slowness, slumber, stupor, supineness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor, unconcern, unmindfulness |
| Antonyms: | activity, busyness, energy, life, liveliness, vigor, vitality, vivaciousness, vivacity |
| Main Entry: | nonchalance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | apathy |
| Synonyms: | casualness, composure, disregard, indifference, insouciance |
| Main Entry: | unconcern |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disinterestedness |
| Synonyms: | apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance |
| Antonyms: | concern |
| Main Entry: | hebetude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lethargy |
| Synonyms: | apathy, coma, disinterest, disregard, drowsiness, dullness, heedlessness, idleness, impassivity, inaction, inactivity, inanition, indifference, indolence, inertia, inertness, insouciance, languidness, languor, lassitude, leadenness, listlessness, passiven |
| Main Entry: | impassivity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | apathy |
| Synonyms: | aloofness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, dullness, emotionlessness, halfheartedness, heedlessness, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness, insensitivity, insouciance, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, passiveness, passivity, phlegm, stoicism, stolidity, stolidness, unconcern, uninterest, unresponsiveness |
| Main Entry: | inconsequence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | indifference |
| Synonyms: | alienation, aloofness, apathy, callousness, carelessness, cold shoulder, cold-bloodedness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disdain, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, equity, heedlessness, immunity, impartiality, impassiveness, impassivity, inattention, inconsequentiality, inconsequentialness, inertia, insensitivity, insignificance, insignificancy, insouciance, isolationism, lack, lethargy, listlessness, negligence, neutrality, nonchalance, noninterference, objectivity, stoicism, torpor, unconcern, unimportance, unmindfulness |
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