Pococurante

//ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.

    "The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend."

Synonyms

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adiaphroisticaloofaloofapatheticapathisticalblase

Example

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"The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend."

Etymology

Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).

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