English Explanatory Dictionary

chalant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.

Pronunciation

/ʃəˈlɑnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-chalant.wav

Word forms

chalant more chalant most chalant

Etymology

A back-formation from nonchalant, itself from Old French non- + chalant (“concerning, bothering”). By this process, the original Old French participle was coincidentally re-formed.

Derived words

chalantly
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