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pococurante
[ poh-koh-koo-ran-tee, -rahn-, -kyoo-; Italian paw-kaw-koo-rahn-te ]
noun
- a careless or indifferent person.
adjective
- caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.
pococurante
/ ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈræntɪ /
noun
- a person who is careless or indifferent
adjective
- indifferent or apathetic
Derived Forms
- ˌpococuˈranteism, noun
Other Words From
- po·co·cu·ran·tism [poh-koh-k, oo, -, ran, -tiz-, uh, m, -, rahn, -, -ky, oo, -], poco·cu·rante·ism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pococurante1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pococurante1
Example Sentences
Candide thereupon sent a messenger to Seignior Pococurante, desiring permission to wait on him the next day.
Aristophanes was more of a politician and a patriot, Lucian more of a freethinker, Horace more of a simple pococurante.
But for myself, although I assure you not a pococurante, I cannot help thinking there is no slight dash of the commonplace.'
For me, as you may have found out, I am the pococurante senator, and above all things very free in saying what I think.
Martin found there was a good deal of reason in Pococurante's remarks.
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