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pococurante

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Pococurante (adj) means not caring much about anything; casual and unbothered.

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Not caring much about anything; casual and unbothered.
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Etymology

Borrowed from French pococurante, which itself comes from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire from Italian poco (“little”) and curante (“caring”).

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What is the meaning of pococurante?
"pococurante" (adj) means not caring much about anything; casual and unbothered.
What is another word for pococurante?
Other words for "pococurante" include apathetic, halfhearted, aloof, dispassionate, unconcerned, blithe.
What is the opposite of pococurante?
Opposites of "pococurante" include interested, fervent.

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