Meanings
comparative more pococurante · superlative most pococurante
- 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 20Synonyms: aloof, disinterested, unconcerned, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe
plural pococurantes
- An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveApathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
Origin
- Italianpoco“little”
- Frenchpococurante
- Englishpococurante
Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).
More words from French, Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish obojętny, niedbały
- obojętnyapathetic
- niedbałyapathetic
Romanian nepăsător, indiferent
- nepăsătorapathetic
- indiferentapathetic
- insensibilapathetic
- impasibilapathetic
Cite this entry
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