"insouciant" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈsuːsɪənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /inˈsusiənt/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-insouciant.flac [General-American] Forms: more insouciant [comparative], most insouciant [superlative]
Etymology: From French insouciant, from in- (“not”, prefix) + souciant (“worrying”), 1828. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|insouciant}} French insouciant, {{m|fr|in-|gloss=not|pos=prefix}} in- (“not”, prefix), {{m|fr|souciant||worrying}} souciant (“worrying”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} insouciant (comparative more insouciant, superlative most insouciant)
  1. Casually unconcerned; carefree, indifferent, nonchalant. Categories (topical): Personality Derived forms: insouciantly Related terms: insouciance, solicit, sans-souci Translations (casually unconcerned — see also carefree, nonchalant): bezstarostný [masculine] (Czech), nonchalant (Dutch), insouciant [feminine] (French), უდარდელი (udardeli) (Georgian), αμέριμνος (amérimnos) [masculine] (Greek), αμέριμνη (amérimni) [feminine] (Greek), αμέριμνο (amérimno) [neuter] (Greek), neuchurrymagh (Manx), ngākaukore (Maori), haumaruru (Maori), arokore (Maori), niefrasobliwy (Polish), despreocupado (Portuguese), беззабо́тный (bezzabótnyj) [masculine] (Russian), безразли́чный (bezrazlíčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), dinç (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-insouciant-en-adj-zdD7w6bz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɛ̃.su.sjɑ̃/ Forms: insouciante [feminine], insouciants [masculine, plural], insouciantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From in- + souciant, from soucier. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|in-|souciant}} in- + souciant, {{m|fr|soucier}} soucier Head templates: {{fr-adj}} insouciant (feminine insouciante, masculine plural insouciants, feminine plural insouciantes)
  1. carefree, without worries Categories (topical): Personality
    Sense id: en-insouciant-fr-adj-TajNV8Uc Disambiguation of Personality: 82 18 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of French terms prefixed with in-: 74 26
  2. uncaring Synonyms: insoucieux
    Sense id: en-insouciant-fr-adj-GfOwwXmo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: insouciance Related terms: sans-souci

Inflected forms

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    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "fr:Personality"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "insouciance"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "in-",
        "3": "souciant"
      },
      "expansion": "in- + souciant",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "soucier"
      },
      "expansion": "soucier",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From in- + souciant, from soucier.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "insouciante",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "insouciants",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "insouciantes",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "insouciant (feminine insouciante, masculine plural insouciants, feminine plural insouciantes)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sans-souci"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "carefree, without worries"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "carefree",
          "carefree"
        ],
        [
          "worries",
          "worry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "uncaring"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uncaring",
          "uncaring"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "insoucieux"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̃.su.sjɑ̃/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "insouciant"
}

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