Definition of insouciance in English:

insouciance

noun ɪnˈsuːsɪəns

mass noun

Casual lack of concern; indifference.
漫不经心；漠不关心
an impression of boyish insouciance
给人男孩子般无忧无虑的印象。
Example sentencesExamples
- We began by trying not to be London style snobs, to keep our metropolitan insouciance zipped, but the sheer volume, the boundless gaudy vulgarity of it, overwhelms you, and you just have to howl with derision.
- It is also a remarkably accurate portrait of a family who, in two postwar generations, leap from the daily struggle to keep body and soul together to public school insouciance and confidence.
- This would seem to explain their insouciance about appearing as actors in a drama series that will, if all goes to plan, transform them into successful musicians.
- As what W. H. Auden called the ‘dishonest decade’ grew grimmer, the New Yorker's editorial policy shifted from insouciance to concern.
- Wahlberg gives the same performance as in his last five movies and lacks the breezy insouciance the picture needs.
- Perhaps this partly explains the stoicism and insouciance of those Brits interviewed on the streets, all of whom seemed to know that a certain sang-froid was expected of them.
- Her sultry good looks, airy insouciance and withering scorn would have made me her instant slave.
- He incessantly joshes his son, once slugs him in the face with a vase, cracks terrible jokes, struts around in a tweed jacket, and generally makes a virtue out of insouciance and brio.
- We enjoy his insouciance and defiance; he has all the best characteristics in a movie where few have any redeeming value.
- His insouciance spreads a calm that would have you believe that there is nothing that makes his first post different from any other managerial position.
- Their addiction to the intoxicating thrill of climbing, coupled with the magnificent insouciance of youth, led them to take on a challenge which had defeated everyone else.
- There was also a degree of insouciance about recycling the compost.
- There are, admittedly, some who would contend that he can overdo the cavalier insouciance, but, assuredly, the confidence he oozes is certainly very welcome.
- Releasing a fierce battle cry, I pounded flailing fist after flailing fist onto him, oblivious to his insouciance and lack of flinching.
- After a wobbly start, balance and confidence come back, though not sufficiently to allow one hand to reach down for the water bottle at speed, never mind that old teenage insouciance of riding with both hands in the trouser pockets.
- He has that enviably precise balance of familiarity and distance, humor and restraint, insouciance laced with respect.
- Mostly, though, Sanders' cheerful insouciance could not be less calculating.
- I wish I could agree with this call for mature insouciance, one year on.
- Its unhappy record of arrogant insouciance and incompetence as a monopoly service provider has given its new rivals a record of leaky credibility against which to run.
- I find his insouciance about the difficulty of figuring out ethics disconcerting, though he's right that Nietzsche collapses into Platonism.
Synonyms
nonchalance, unconcern, lack of concern, indifference, heedlessness, relaxedness, calm, calmness, equanimity, coolness, composure, casualness, ease, easy-going attitude, airiness, carefreeness, frivolousness, carelessness
informal cool

Origin

Late 18th century: French, from insouciant, from in- 'not' + souciant 'worrying' (present participle of soucier).

Definition of insouciance in US English:

insouciance

noun

Casual lack of concern; indifference.
漫不经心；漠不关心
an impression of boyish insouciance
给人男孩子般无忧无虑的印象。
Example sentencesExamples
- Their addiction to the intoxicating thrill of climbing, coupled with the magnificent insouciance of youth, led them to take on a challenge which had defeated everyone else.
- Releasing a fierce battle cry, I pounded flailing fist after flailing fist onto him, oblivious to his insouciance and lack of flinching.
- I wish I could agree with this call for mature insouciance, one year on.
- There was also a degree of insouciance about recycling the compost.
- This would seem to explain their insouciance about appearing as actors in a drama series that will, if all goes to plan, transform them into successful musicians.
- I find his insouciance about the difficulty of figuring out ethics disconcerting, though he's right that Nietzsche collapses into Platonism.
- Mostly, though, Sanders' cheerful insouciance could not be less calculating.
- Perhaps this partly explains the stoicism and insouciance of those Brits interviewed on the streets, all of whom seemed to know that a certain sang-froid was expected of them.
- Her sultry good looks, airy insouciance and withering scorn would have made me her instant slave.
- Its unhappy record of arrogant insouciance and incompetence as a monopoly service provider has given its new rivals a record of leaky credibility against which to run.
- There are, admittedly, some who would contend that he can overdo the cavalier insouciance, but, assuredly, the confidence he oozes is certainly very welcome.
- He incessantly joshes his son, once slugs him in the face with a vase, cracks terrible jokes, struts around in a tweed jacket, and generally makes a virtue out of insouciance and brio.
- Wahlberg gives the same performance as in his last five movies and lacks the breezy insouciance the picture needs.
- As what W. H. Auden called the ‘dishonest decade’ grew grimmer, the New Yorker's editorial policy shifted from insouciance to concern.
- After a wobbly start, balance and confidence come back, though not sufficiently to allow one hand to reach down for the water bottle at speed, never mind that old teenage insouciance of riding with both hands in the trouser pockets.
- He has that enviably precise balance of familiarity and distance, humor and restraint, insouciance laced with respect.
- His insouciance spreads a calm that would have you believe that there is nothing that makes his first post different from any other managerial position.
- It is also a remarkably accurate portrait of a family who, in two postwar generations, leap from the daily struggle to keep body and soul together to public school insouciance and confidence.
- We enjoy his insouciance and defiance; he has all the best characteristics in a movie where few have any redeeming value.
- We began by trying not to be London style snobs, to keep our metropolitan insouciance zipped, but the sheer volume, the boundless gaudy vulgarity of it, overwhelms you, and you just have to howl with derision.
Synonyms
nonchalance, unconcern, lack of concern, indifference, heedlessness, relaxedness, calm, calmness, equanimity, coolness, composure, casualness, ease, easy-going attitude, airiness, carefreeness, frivolousness, carelessness

Origin

Late 18th century: French, from insouciant, from in- ‘not’ + souciant ‘worrying’ (present participle of soucier).

词汇	insouciance
释义	Definition of insouciance in English: insouciance noun ɪnˈsuːsɪəns mass noun Casual lack of concern; indifference. 漫不经心；漠不关心 an impression of boyish insouciance 给人男孩子般无忧无虑的印象。 Example sentencesExamples We began by trying not to be London style snobs, to keep our metropolitan insouciance zipped, but the sheer volume, the boundless gaudy vulgarity of it, overwhelms you, and you just have to howl with derision. It is also a remarkably accurate portrait of a family who, in two postwar generations, leap from the daily struggle to keep body and soul together to public school insouciance and confidence. This would seem to explain their insouciance about appearing as actors in a drama series that will, if all goes to plan, transform them into successful musicians. As what W. H. Auden called the ‘dishonest decade’ grew grimmer, the New Yorker's editorial policy shifted from insouciance to concern. Wahlberg gives the same performance as in his last five movies and lacks the breezy insouciance the picture needs. Perhaps this partly explains the stoicism and insouciance of those Brits interviewed on the streets, all of whom seemed to know that a certain sang-froid was expected of them. Her sultry good looks, airy insouciance and withering scorn would have made me her instant slave. He incessantly joshes his son, once slugs him in the face with a vase, cracks terrible jokes, struts around in a tweed jacket, and generally makes a virtue out of insouciance and brio. We enjoy his insouciance and defiance; he has all the best characteristics in a movie where few have any redeeming value. His insouciance spreads a calm that would have you believe that there is nothing that makes his first post different from any other managerial position. Their addiction to the intoxicating thrill of climbing, coupled with the magnificent insouciance of youth, led them to take on a challenge which had defeated everyone else. There was also a degree of insouciance about recycling the compost. There are, admittedly, some who would contend that he can overdo the cavalier insouciance, but, assuredly, the confidence he oozes is certainly very welcome. Releasing a fierce battle cry, I pounded flailing fist after flailing fist onto him, oblivious to his insouciance and lack of flinching. After a wobbly start, balance and confidence come back, though not sufficiently to allow one hand to reach down for the water bottle at speed, never mind that old teenage insouciance of riding with both hands in the trouser pockets. He has that enviably precise balance of familiarity and distance, humor and restraint, insouciance laced with respect. Mostly, though, Sanders' cheerful insouciance could not be less calculating. I wish I could agree with this call for mature insouciance, one year on. Its unhappy record of arrogant insouciance and incompetence as a monopoly service provider has given its new rivals a record of leaky credibility against which to run. I find his insouciance about the difficulty of figuring out ethics disconcerting, though he's right that Nietzsche collapses into Platonism. Synonyms nonchalance, unconcern, lack of concern, indifference, heedlessness, relaxedness, calm, calmness, equanimity, coolness, composure, casualness, ease, easy-going attitude, airiness, carefreeness, frivolousness, carelessness informal cool Origin Late 18th century: French, from insouciant, from in- 'not' + souciant 'worrying' (present participle of soucier). Definition of insouciance in US English: insouciance noun Casual lack of concern; indifference. 漫不经心；漠不关心 an impression of boyish insouciance 给人男孩子般无忧无虑的印象。 Example sentencesExamples Their addiction to the intoxicating thrill of climbing, coupled with the magnificent insouciance of youth, led them to take on a challenge which had defeated everyone else. Releasing a fierce battle cry, I pounded flailing fist after flailing fist onto him, oblivious to his insouciance and lack of flinching. I wish I could agree with this call for mature insouciance, one year on. There was also a degree of insouciance about recycling the compost. This would seem to explain their insouciance about appearing as actors in a drama series that will, if all goes to plan, transform them into successful musicians. I find his insouciance about the difficulty of figuring out ethics disconcerting, though he's right that Nietzsche collapses into Platonism. Mostly, though, Sanders' cheerful insouciance could not be less calculating. Perhaps this partly explains the stoicism and insouciance of those Brits interviewed on the streets, all of whom seemed to know that a certain sang-froid was expected of them. Her sultry good looks, airy insouciance and withering scorn would have made me her instant slave. Its unhappy record of arrogant insouciance and incompetence as a monopoly service provider has given its new rivals a record of leaky credibility against which to run. There are, admittedly, some who would contend that he can overdo the cavalier insouciance, but, assuredly, the confidence he oozes is certainly very welcome. He incessantly joshes his son, once slugs him in the face with a vase, cracks terrible jokes, struts around in a tweed jacket, and generally makes a virtue out of insouciance and brio. Wahlberg gives the same performance as in his last five movies and lacks the breezy insouciance the picture needs. As what W. H. Auden called the ‘dishonest decade’ grew grimmer, the New Yorker's editorial policy shifted from insouciance to concern. After a wobbly start, balance and confidence come back, though not sufficiently to allow one hand to reach down for the water bottle at speed, never mind that old teenage insouciance of riding with both hands in the trouser pockets. He has that enviably precise balance of familiarity and distance, humor and restraint, insouciance laced with respect. His insouciance spreads a calm that would have you believe that there is nothing that makes his first post different from any other managerial position. It is also a remarkably accurate portrait of a family who, in two postwar generations, leap from the daily struggle to keep body and soul together to public school insouciance and confidence. We enjoy his insouciance and defiance; he has all the best characteristics in a movie where few have any redeeming value. We began by trying not to be London style snobs, to keep our metropolitan insouciance zipped, but the sheer volume, the boundless gaudy vulgarity of it, overwhelms you, and you just have to howl with derision. Synonyms nonchalance, unconcern, lack of concern, indifference, heedlessness, relaxedness, calm, calmness, equanimity, coolness, composure, casualness, ease, easy-going attitude, airiness, carefreeness, frivolousness, carelessness Origin Late 18th century: French, from insouciant, from in- ‘not’ + souciant ‘worrying’ (present participle of soucier).
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