English Explanatory Dictionary

pococurante

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
noun
  1. An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.

Pronunciation

/ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/ /ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈɹɑːn.ti/ en-us-pococurante.ogg

Word forms

pococurante more pococurante most pococurante pococurantes

Etymology

Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).

Synonyms

aloof disinterested unconcerned adiaphroistic apathetic apathistical blasé blithe deaf cool shiftless dispassionate dull enervated gallionic halfhearted heartless impassive ineffervescible insouciant indifferent insensible jaded languid languorous Laodicean lethargic listless lackadaisical lotophagous lukewarm meh mopey nonchalant nonplussed otiose phlegmatic pococurante spiritless supine tepid torpid torpedinous unaroused uncaring unenthusiastic unimpressible uninterested unlively unmoved untouched unzealous world-weary

Derived words

pococurantic pococurantism pococurantist
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