pococurante

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Scrabble points
17
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22
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/
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/ˌpəʊ.kəʊ.kjʊəˈɹæn.ti/ · /ˌpoʊ.koʊ.kjuːˈɹɑːn.ti/(US)

Definition of pococurante

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
    “The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.”
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adj

  1. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
    “The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.”

noun

  1. An apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant person.

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Etymology

Borrowed from French pococurante, itself - from Pococurante, a nonchalant Venetian senator in Candide, coined by Voltaire based on Italian poco (“little”) + curante (“caring”).

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