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pococurante

[ poh-koh-koo-ran-tee, -rahn-, -kyoo-; Italian paw-kaw-koo-rahn-te ]

noun

plural pococuranti
  1. a careless or indifferent person.


adjective

  1. caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.

pococurante

/ ËŒ±èəʊ°ìəʊ°ìÂáʊˈ°ùæ²Ô³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. a person who is careless or indifferent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. indifferent or apathetic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ±è´Ç³¦´Ç³¦³Üˈ°ù²¹²Ô³Ù±ð¾±²õ³¾, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è´Ç·³¦´Ç·³¦³Ü·°ù²¹²Ô·³Ù¾±²õ³¾ [poh-koh-k, oo, -, ran, -tiz-, uh, m, -, rahn, -, -ky, oo, -], ±è´Çc´Ç·³¦³Ü·°ù²¹²Ôt±ð·¾±²õ³¾ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pococurante1

First recorded in 1755–65; from Italian: literally, “caring little,†equivalent to poco indefinite adjective and adverb + curante present participle of curare “to treat, careâ€; few ( def ), poco, cure, -ant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pococurante1

C18: from Italian, from poco little + curante caring
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Learning the meanings of the words they will be asked to spell—vivisepulture, succedaneum, pococurante, cymotrichous, guetapens—won’t make these children any smarter, more driven, or more appreciative of language and education than they already are.

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Like a kamikaze on a luge, he has a pococurante knack for creating a promiscuous fracas among his young rivals.

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Learning the meanings of the words they will be asked to spell—vivisepulture, succedaneum, pococurante, cymotrichous, guetapens—won’t make these children any smarter, more driven, and more appreciative of language and education than they already are.

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Pococurante, pÅ-kÅ-kÅÅ-ran′te, n. a careless or inattentive person.—ns.

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Accordingly, Candide and his friend Martin went in a gondola on the Brenta, and arrived at the palace of the noble Pococurante.

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