CEFR B2

insouciance

noun

Meaning

insouciance means carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses insouciance to mean carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
The teacher asked students to find insouciance in the reading.

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insouciance (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈsuːsi.əns/

Definition

Examples

The article uses insouciance to mean carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
The teacher asked students to find insouciance in the reading.
Check the words around insouciance to choose the right meaning.

How to Use insouciance

a/the insouciance (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a insouciance."
insouciance in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked insouciance in context before translating it."

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