English-Thai Dictionary

nonchalant

ADJ ซึ่ง เมินเฉย  ซึ่ง ไม่ใส่ใจ  ซึ่ง ไม่แยแส  unconcerned insouciant enthusiastic serious suang-moen-choi

 

nonchalantly

ADV อย่าง เมินเฉย  yang-moen-choi

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NONCHALANT

Non `cha `lant ", a. Etym: [F., fr. non not (L. non ) + chaloir to concern one's self for, fr. L. calere to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See Non-, and Caldron. ]

 

Defn: Indifferent; careless; cool.

 

NONCHALANTLY

NONCHALANTLY Non "cha *lant `ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

nonchalant

non cha lant |ˌnänSHəˈlänt ˈˌnɑnʃəˈlɑnt | ▶adjective (of a person or manner ) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm: she gave a nonchalant shrug. DERIVATIVES non cha lant ly adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘not being concerned, ’ from the verb nonchaloir.

 

Oxford Dictionary

nonchalant

nonchalant |ˈnɒnʃ (ə )l (ə )nt | ▶adjective (of a person or manner ) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm: she gave a nonchalant shrug. DERIVATIVES nonchalantly adverb ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, literally ‘not being concerned ’, from the verb nonchaloir.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

nonchalant

nonchalant adjective she acts nonchalant, but I think she's quite nervous: calm, composed, unconcerned, cool, [calm, cool, and collected ], cool as a cucumber; indifferent, blasé, dispassionate, apathetic, casual, insouciant; informal laid-back. ANTONYMS anxious.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

nonchalant

nonchalant adjective he had tried to appear nonchalant about the risks he was taking. See insouciant.

 

Duden Dictionary

nonchalant

non cha lant Adjektiv bildungssprachlich |nõʃaˈlãː bei attributivem Gebrauch nõʃaˈlant …|französisch nonchalant, aus: non- = nicht- und (alt )französisch chalant, 1. Partizip von: chaloir < lateinisch calere = sich erwärmen für jemanden, etwas [liebenswürdig ] ungezwungen, unbekümmert, lässig nonchalant über etwas hinweggehen

 

French Dictionary

nonchalant

nonchalant , ante adj. adjectif Qui manque d ’ardeur. : Des élèves nonchalants. SYNONYME indolent ; paresseux . ANTONYME ardent ; vif . Note Orthographique nonchal an t.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

nonchalant

non cha lant 〖＜フランス 〗/nɑ̀nʃəlɑ́ːnt |nɔ́n (t )ʃ (ə )lənt /形容詞 〈様子 態度などが 〉無関心な ; 無頓着 （むとんちやく ）な (casual ), 気にしない ; 平然とした, 冷淡な .non cha lance /nɑ̀nʃəlɑ́ːns |nɔ́n (t )ʃ (ə )ləns /名詞 U 無関心, 無頓着 （むとんちやく ）.