Monday, May 16, 2011
insouciant
insouciant [ɪnˈsusiənt] a.
1.) Careless, indifferent, unconcerned.
Etymology: French : in-, not (from Old French) + souciant, present participle of soucier, to trouble (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin sollicitare, to vex).
"Of all vulgar modes of escaping from the consideration of the effect of social and moral influences on the human mind, the most vulgar is that of attributing the diversities of conduct and character to inherent natural differences. What race would not be indolent and insouciant when things are so arranged, that they derive no advantage from forethought or exertion?" (Principles of Political Economy, John Stuart Mill, 1848).
41 comments:
I am uninsouciant when writing this comment xD
It sometimes boggles my mind why there are so many unused synonyms to a single word.
Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog. You have a really cool and useful one here. I like it!
I wonder if that word would trip up my critique partners?
I will strive to be insouciant in my future endeavours!
very nice word! love it, will try and use it today.
I wouldn't know how to pronounce it without the phonetic signs in the brackets :)
Another word to add to my vocabulary! Obscure words are the best for debates against people you really want to win against!
Dang, I see someone has already beat me to the witty comments. How insouciant of me.
Such a cool word. I love the way it's spelled and how it sounds. And now I have a sudden urge to wear a beret.
This word describes my ex boyfriend. Thanks! Haha.
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insouciant. whatever. :)
I love the sound of this word.
Hey, thanks for your impromptu word consultation on "fester." That was great!
such an uninsouciant word haha
That's an awesome word! I know too many people it relates too though lol.
nice word i must say
Plan to use in sentences often today.
I'm insouciant when it comes to math >_<
That word brings back memories of a rather dry History class about Politics and Economics of Britain in the 1800s.
I like the word more than the memory. :o)
Another French-derived word! Is this French month? ;-)
I lost all my awesome comments from my glass blowing post due to Blogger's insouciant way of caring for their platform.
another great word :-D
I dont think ive ever been insouciant.
Sounds awesome
mehhh
I'm going to try and use this one this week. :)
I liked your carrot joke.
great word
insouciant sounds like something delicious
ive actually heard of this one before!
i try not to be insouciant when writing my comments
Your blog makes me feel more stupid everyday lol
I totally want to work this into my conversation this week. Love it.
This is great!
it would be funny to pull this word out on someone whos being careless. How could you! You're so ... SO ... INSOUCIANT!
I love saying the word: insouciant. It's fun. =D
cool, never heard of it still English isnt my native tongue.
I play most sports in unlikely weather. hockey in blizzards. golf in rain storms, surfing in shark infested waters while riding a tsunami. you can say im insouciant to these mortal fears.
This comment is completely insouciant.
great blog!
I follow you!
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oh, look! it's french
nice word! i wish i could be more insouciant these days :)
damn, I've been saying "suuuuu" instead of "shee"
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