素っ気ない — meaning in English sokkenai Japanese → English · translate English → Japanese instead English meaning brusque adj Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. Senses 素っ気ない is used for these senses in English: brusque Rudely abrupt; curt, unfriendly. Related Japanese words ぶっきら棒 けんもほろろ 無礼 突っ慳貪 素っ気無い