insouciance

Etymology

From French insouciance, from in- (“not”) + souciant (“worrying”).

noun

  1. Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
    So Gelernter, with an insouciance he now regrets, also chose a Lovelace as a namesake—Linda, the lead actress in "Deep Throat." 1995-05-21, Steven Levy, “The Unabomber and David Gelernter”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
  2. Nonchalance.

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