pococurante en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈɹɑːn.ti/ (US)
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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”).
Meanings
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Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.
1909, Ward A. W., Prothero G. W., Leathes Stanley K.C.B., Lord Acton, The Cambridge Modern History, volume VI, page 20:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most pococurante | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more pococurante | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
enervated · world-weary · lukewarm · unaroused · unconcerned · indifferent · insouciant · adiaphroistic · jaded · heartless · shiftless · unmoved · untouched · Laodicean · dispassionate · lackadaisical · dull · aloof · deaf · nonplussed · insensible · disinterested · uncaring · impassive · apathistical · spiritless · lotophagous · mopey · uninterested · unenthusiastic · tepid · unimpressible · supine · blasé · apathetic · pococurante · cool · meh · unlively · halfhearted · ineffervescible · listless · unzealous · nonchalant · languid · torpid · torpedinous · gallionic · lethargic · blithe · otiose · phlegmatic · languorous · unconcerned
Translations (6)
pl obojętny (apathetic) · ro insensibil (apathetic) · pl niedbały (apathetic) · ro impasibil (apathetic) · ro indiferent (apathetic) · ro nepăsător (apathetic)