désinvolte
French, adjective/de.zɛ̃.vɔlt/
désinvolte is spelled D-É-S-I-N-V-O-L-T-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 40,661st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Désinvolte is a French adjective meaning “overly casual or familiar; cavalier” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est dégagé, souple dans ses mouvements, son allure”.
What does désinvolte mean in English?
adjective
- 1
overly casual or familiar; cavalier
- 2
nonchalant, flippant
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est dégagé, souple dans ses mouvements, son allure. 2. Qui semble montrer une certaine désinvolture. 3. Qui manifeste une liberté excessive, impertinent, sans-gêne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of désinvolte
- désinvoltes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce désinvolte?
- /de.zɛ̃.vɔlt/
- \de.zɛ̃.vɔlt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to désinvolte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is désinvolte in French?
désinvolte appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).