"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
Showing posts with label insouciance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insouciance. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 June 2009

Insouciance

 
Insouciance, (pronounced In-soosi-arnce) a delightful sounding word, refers to a carefree attitude; a cheerful lack of anxiety or concern.

"He greeted the morning with his usual insouciance; requesting his butler to bring him ham and eggs and a pot of strong coffee." (I wish!)
 

Saturday, 23 May 2009

Insouciance

 
Insouciance is defined as carefreeness; the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you. The adjective - insouciant - meaning casual or marked by blithe unconcern - is just how I felt when I wrote this post...