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Nonchalant is a French loanword, but what is the literal translation of its older Latin roots?

nonchalant

[non-shuh-lahnt, non-shuh-lahnt, -luhnt] / ˌnɒn ʃəˈlɑnt, ˈnɒn ʃəˌlɑnt, -lənt /


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No doubt that playful warmth played a part in him being cast as Luffy, a hilariously nonchalant, yet utterly sincere would-be pirate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Heading into the results, investors were a bit more nonchalant about threats to the economy.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 14, 2026

Mr. Mendonça Filho’s film is a nonchalant look at an utterly bonkers time and place under military dictatorship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

However, with the nonchalant dance-funk of “Freedom! ’90” — a pedestal-detonating manifesto on which he announces “I don’t belong to you/And you don’t belong to me” — Michael takes pleasure in ripping up his playbook.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2017

She's trying to sound nonchalant, but I can tell she wants to know the answer.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman


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