The Facts on File Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases (Writers Reference) by Martin H. Manser

Author:Martin H. Manser [Unknown]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-02-14T12:55:00+00:00

insouciance (insooseeons, insoosyons) FRENCH [heedlessness, from in and soucier to trouble, disturb] noun nonchalance, unconcern, indifference: By the selection of horses, the magnfcence of the chariot, the attitude, and display of person above all, by the expression of the cold, sharp, eagle features, imperialized in his countrymen by sway of the world through so many generations, Ben-Hur knew Messala unchanged, as haughty, confident, and audacious as ever, the some in ambition, cynicism, and mocking insouciance" (Lew Wallace, Ben Hur, 1880).

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