Word of the Day

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Insouciance

[in-SOO-see-əns]Part of speech: noun

Origin: french, late 18th century

• Casual lack of concern; indifference.
• Cheerful feeling with no worries.

Examples of Insouciance in a sentence

• I admire my partner’s insouciance toward traffic and other things that annoy me.
• On the last day of school the children ran out of the building, riding high with insouciance.

About Insouciance

You might prefer to focus on the breezy, worry-free cheerfulness of insouciance, but it can have a less sunny connotation as well. Someone might be accused of displaying insouciance with careless behavior if they just can’t be bothered.

Did you Know?

Tossing out a “no worries” with a wave would be the perfect demonstration of insouciance. It translates directly from French, with “in” meaning not and “souciant” meaning worrying. Just don’t get “Hakuna Matata” stuck in your head, and you’ll remain carefree.

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Illya Kuryakin fired a shot at the THRUSH then quickly ducked behind the crate he was using for cover. He and Napoleon had been discovered breaking into a warehouse that had been rumored to house a THRUSH lab.

"We are pinned down, outnumbered and running low on ammunition" he growled. "We need to get out of here Napoleon."

"Don't worry partner" Napoleon seemed relaxed.

"Don't worry?! Do you know something I don't? Did you call for backup? Do you have a plan?"

"No" Napoleon grinned at his flustered partner, "Things will work out, they always do."

"Your insouciance does not give me much hope, nor does it provide more ammo!" He took another shot.

Napoleon looked over the crate and pointed to a crate near the THRUSH henchmen. "And what does that say, printed on the side?"

Illya looked over and then back at his partner grinning. "I stand corrected!"

They both took aim and shot into the crate, the resulting explosion was spectacular.