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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

unanxious en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + anxious.

Meanings

  1. Not anxious.
    • The Oorya, not unanxious to play off one parasite against the other, slunk away toward the dovecot. 1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim:
    • 1970, Raymond Apthorpe, University of Sussex. Institute of Development Studies, People Planning and Development Studies: Some Reflections on Social Planning Governments might, like those of America and Canada, produce cheap brochures explaining to parents how to bring up honest, unanxious, kindly, non-bed-wetting, co-operative children.

Forms

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most unanxious Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unanxious Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unanxiously · unanxiousness

Synonyms

devil-may-care · relaxed · mellow · cool · unworried · easygoing · offhand · lighthearted · pococurante · careless · unconcerned · nonchalant · chill · serene · at peace · casual · untroubled · unconcerned · unbothered · unworried · at ease · indifferent · laid-back · happy-go-lucky · carefree · loose · unruffled · airy · solute · wanton · tranquil · undisturbed · leisurely · insouciant · unanxious · easy-breezy