pococurante
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Etymology
Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
pococurante (comparative more pococurante, superlative most pococurante)
Synonyms
Translations
Noun
pococurante (plural pococurantes)
- An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.
Derived terms
Etymology
Coined based on Italian. See above.
Noun
pococurante m or f by sense (plural pococurantes)
- one who is apathetic
- Synonym: je-m’en-foutiste
Derived terms
- pococurantisme
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