nonchalant
French, adjective/nɔ̃.ʃa.lɑ̃/
nonchalant is spelled N-O-N-C-H-A-L-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 57,169th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nonchalant is a French adjective meaning “Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness; slow-moving; indolent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui apporte de l’insouciance, un manque de zèle, d’ardeur à tout ce qu’il doit faire”.
What does nonchalant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Marked by a lack of vivacity, vigour, liveliness; slow-moving; indolent
- 2
Cool, relaxed
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui apporte de l’insouciance, un manque de zèle, d’ardeur à tout ce qu’il doit faire.
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 nonchalant
- nonchalante feminine
- nonchalants masculine plural
- nonchalantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nonchalant?
- /nɔ̃.ʃa.lɑ̃/
- \nɔ̃.ʃa.lɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nonchalant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is nonchalant in French?
nonchalant appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).