On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Insouciance. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as lightheartedness or cheerfulness and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Insouciance in a sentence
Insouciance meaning
- Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern.
- Nonchalance.
Synonyms of Insouciance
Using Insouciance
- The main meaning on this page is: Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern. | Nonchalance.
- Useful related words include: carefreeness, lightheartedness, lightsomeness, cheerfulness.
- In the example corpus, insouciance often appears in combinations such as: his insouciance, insouciance of, of insouciance.
Context around Insouciance
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Insouciance
- In this selection, "insouciance" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, characteristic, ongoing, collective and worthy stand out and add context to how "insouciance" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about his insouciance and bad and air of insouciance the cheap. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "insouciance" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with insouciance
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That callous insouciance is not universally shared. (7 words)
From a stern, uncompromising leader, Mr. Marcos quickly reverted to characteristic insouciance. (12 words)
As Brexit approaches, its political class is paralyzed with indecision and insouciance. (12 words)
The insouciance of Root yet again turns one into two, spotting he had timed the stroke perfectly to catch the fielder thinking he would wait for it to come before realising he had to run in for it. (38 words)
Worn with her signature white jeans, blazer and an air of insouciance, the cheap-and-easy accessory went to show that true style is born of attitude, not just altitude, and inspired a million modern-day iterations. (37 words)
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett, the film memorably depicted TV hosts consumed by trivia rather than the extinction event – a stark warning about humanity’s ongoing insouciance as the planet burns. (36 words)
Example sentences (14)
His insouciance about the lethal crimes of his soldiers requires his arrest and punishment.
From a stern, uncompromising leader, Mr. Marcos quickly reverted to characteristic insouciance.
Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett, the film memorably depicted TV hosts consumed by trivia rather than the extinction event – a stark warning about humanity’s ongoing insouciance as the planet burns.
The insouciance of Root yet again turns one into two, spotting he had timed the stroke perfectly to catch the fielder thinking he would wait for it to come before realising he had to run in for it.
Ford turned out to have just the sort of insouciance that Lucas was looking for, and both their lives changed forever after.
So zombie companies doing nothing but consuming resources & cheap money, a bonfire of standards & regulation under the guise of reform and an insouciance worthy of Nero.
Our collective insouciance to a flagrantly heinous crime like rape borders on criminality.
Some other Americans saw Woodstock as an outrageous display of indulgence and insouciance in a time of war.
That callous insouciance is not universally shared.
When first hit the airwaves, it didn’t take long for Bart to become the show’s breakthrough character, with catchphrases printed on bootleg T-shirts and politicians complaining about his insouciance and bad behavior.
Worn with her signature white jeans, blazer and an air of insouciance, the cheap-and-easy accessory went to show that true style is born of attitude, not just altitude, and inspired a million modern-day iterations.
As Brexit approaches, its political class is paralyzed with indecision and insouciance.
The dandyish insouciance of Jack and Algernon—established early with Algernon's exchange with his manservant—betrays an underlying unity despite their differing attitudes.
They were expected to put on a good show, wearing their finest clothes and going to their deaths with insouciance.
Common combinations with insouciance
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his insouciance 2×
- insouciance of 2×
- of insouciance 2×
- and insouciance 2×