nonchalant

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The Word of the Day for October 20 is: 

nonchalant   \nahn-shuh-LAHNT\   adjective
     : having an air of easy unconcern or indifference

Example sentence:
     Colette was amazed that Ryan could remain so nonchalant after being 
informed that he had won the scholarship.

Did you know?
          Since “nonchalant” comes ultimately from Latin words meaning “not” 
and “be warm,” it’s no surprise that the word is all about keeping one’s cool. 
The French word “nonchalant,” which we borrowed around 1734, has essentially 
the same meaning as our English word and was derived in Old French from a verb, 
“nonchaloir,” which meant “to disregard.” “Nonchaloir” in turn combines the 
negative “non-” with “chaloir,” which means “to concern” and comes from the 
Latin “calere” (“to be warm”). “Unconcerned” is one synonym of “nonchalant,” 
along with “casual,” “complacent,” and “insouciant.”





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