# pococurante

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/

## Definitions
1. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pococurante