pococurante

[ poh-koh-koo-ran-tee, -rahn-, -kyoo-; Italian paw-kaw-koo-rahn-te ]
/ ˌpoʊ koʊ kʊˈræn ti, -ˈrɑn-, -kyʊ-; Italian ˌpɔ kɔ kuˈrɑn tɛ /
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noun, plural po·co·cu·ran·ti [poh-koh-koo-ran-tee, -rahn-, -kyoo-; Italian paw-kaw-koo-rahn-tee] /ˌpoʊ koʊ kʊˈræn ti, -ˈrɑn-, -kyʊ-; Italian ˌpɔ kɔ kuˈrɑn ti/.

a careless or indifferent person.

adjective

caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.

Origin of pococurante

1755–65; < Italian: literally, caring little. See poco, cure, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM pococurante

po·co·cu·ran·tism [poh-koh-koo-ran-tiz-uh m, -rahn-, -kyoo-] /ˌpoʊ koʊ kʊˈræn tɪz əm, -ˈrɑn-, -kyʊ-/, po·co·cu·ran·te·ism, noun

Words nearby pococurante

pockmark, pockmarked, pocky, poco, poco a poco, pococurante, pocono mountains, pocosin, pocul., poculiform, pod

Words related to pococurantism

tedium, lethargy, apathy, fatigue, monotony, disgust, ennui, indifference, doldrums, distaste, listlessness, yawn, detachment, tediousness, flatness, dullness, lassitude, unconcern, sameness, jadedness

Example sentences from the Web for pococurantism

  • "Pococurantism" is a word, now not uncommon in English, contributed by Voltaire to the vocabulary of literature.

    Classic French Course in English |William Cleaver Wilkinson

  • “Pococurantism” is a 209 word, now not uncommon in English, contributed by Voltaire to the vocabulary of literature.

    French Classics |William Cleaver Wilkinson

British Dictionary definitions for pococurantism

pococurante
/ (ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈræntɪ) /

noun

a person who is careless or indifferent

adjective

indifferent or apathetic

Derived forms of pococurante

pococuranteism or pococurantism, noun

Word Origin for pococurante

C18: from Italian, from poco little + curante caring