chalant

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US/ʃəˈlɑnt/

adjective

Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.

OriginOld French non- →
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Meanings

adjectivechalant (comparative more chalant, superlative most chalant)

comparative more chalant · superlative most chalant

  1. humorousnonce wordNot nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.

    Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.

    2008, Golf Jokes and Anecdotes from Around the World, page 28
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    'I draw the line at nonchalant. Sometimes I think you're very chalant.'

    2001, Gill Sanderson, A Full Recovery, page 20

    Lawrence Lipton responded, "The lady is quite right, of course. It's sinful to be nonchalant. We shall endeavor to be more chalant in the future."

    2011, Sarah Schrank, Art and the City

Origin

  1. Old Frenchnon-
  2. Englishchalant

A back-formation from nonchalant, itself from Old French non- + chalant (“concerning, bothering”). By this process, the original Old French participle was coincidentally re-formed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Chantalcanthal
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chalant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chalant.

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