insouciant: adjective

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insouciant: adjective definition: free from worry, concern, or anxiety carefree; nonchalant

insouciant pronunciation: in-soo-see-uh nt

insouciant related forms: noun insouciance adverb insouciantly

insouciant synonyms: carefree blithe lighthearted unconcerned heedless nonchalant

insouciant The girls were not lazy; they were merely insouciant.

insouciant The insouciant girls contentedly flew their kite.

insouciant The couple spent an insouciant afternoon lounging on a float.

insouciance Insouciance allowed the child to sleep anywhere.

insouciance Insouciance is a trait shared by many fishermen.

insouciantly The man insouciantly basked in the sun.

insouciantly The child insouciantly frolicked on his bike.