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- Dictionarypococurante/ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈranti/
adjective
- 1. indifferent or unconcerned.
noun
- 1. an indifferent or unconcerned person.
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: indifferent, nonchalant. pococurantism. ˈpō-kō-kyu̇-ˈran-ˌti-zəm. -ku̇- noun. Did you know? The French writer Voltaire carefully named his characters in Candide (1759) to create allegories.
Pococurante definition: a careless or indifferent person.. See examples of POCOCURANTE used in a sentence.
pococurante in British English. (ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈræntɪ ) noun. 1. a person who is careless or indifferent. adjective. 2. indifferent or apathetic. Collins English Dictionary.
Synonyms for POCOCURANTE: nonchalant, casual, perfunctory, detached, complacent, careless, stoic, disinterested; Antonyms of POCOCURANTE: interested, aware, concerned, mindful, sensitive, attentive, conscientious, warm.
pococurante is of multiple origins. A borrowing from Italian. Probably also partly from a proper name. Etymons: Italian poco curante; proper name Pococurante.
Define pococurante. pococurante synonyms, pococurante pronunciation, pococurante translation, English dictionary definition of pococurante. adj. Indifferent; apathetic. n. One who does not care. po′co·cu·ran′tism n.
Pococurante definition: Indifferent; apathetic.