pococurante
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/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
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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
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Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant.
“The Treasury was entrusted to the pococurante capacity of Grafton, the Exchequer to the erratic genius of Charles Townshend.”
noun
- 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”).
Words you can make from pococurante
200+ playable · top: ACCEPTOR (14 pts)
Best play acceptor 14 points8-letter words
15 words7-letter words
40 words- CONCEPT 13 pts
- PECCANT 13 pts
- PUCCOON 13 pts
- ACCOUNT 11 pts
- CAPTURE 11 pts
- COACTOR 11 pts
- COCONUT 11 pts
- COENACT 11 pts
- CONCERT 11 pts
- OUTCROP 11 pts
- OUTPACE 11 pts
- PATONCE 11 pts
- POUNCER 11 pts
- RACCOON 11 pts
- ROOTCAP 11 pts
- AUTOPEN 9 pts
- CARTOON 9 pts
- CENTAUR 9 pts
- CONTOUR 9 pts
- CORANTO 9 pts
- CORNUTE 9 pts
- CORNUTO 9 pts
- CORONAE 9 pts
- CORONET 9 pts
- COUNTER 9 pts
- COURANT 9 pts
- CROUTON 9 pts
- ECOTOUR 9 pts
- ENACTOR 9 pts
- OPERANT 9 pts
- OUTRACE 9 pts
- PATROON 9 pts
- PRONATE 9 pts
- PRONOTA 9 pts
- PROTEAN 9 pts
- RECOUNT 9 pts
- TOURACO 9 pts
- TROUNCE 9 pts
- UNCRATE 9 pts
- OUTEARN 7 pts
6-letter words
89 words- ACCEPT 12 pts
- ACCENT 10 pts
- ACCRUE 10 pts
- APERCU 10 pts
- CANCER 10 pts
- CAPOTE 10 pts
- CAPTOR 10 pts
- CARPET 10 pts
- CARTOP 10 pts
- CONCUR 10 pts
- COOPER 10 pts
- COPOUT 10 pts
- COPTER 10 pts
- COUPON 10 pts
- CREPON 10 pts
- CROUPE 10 pts
- POUNCE 10 pts
- PRANCE 10 pts
- PREACT 10 pts
- PRECUT 10 pts
- PUNCTA 10 pts
- RECOUP 10 pts
- TEACUP 10 pts
- TOECAP 10 pts
- ACUTER 8 pts
- ARPENT 8 pts
- CANOER 8 pts
- CANTER 8 pts
- CANTOR 8 pts
- CARNET 8 pts
- CARTON 8 pts
- CENTRA 8 pts
- COATER 8 pts
- CONTRA 8 pts
- CONURE 8 pts
- COOTER 8 pts
- CORNEA 8 pts
- CORNET 8 pts
- CORNUA 8 pts
- CORONA 8 pts
- COTEAU 8 pts
- COUTER 8 pts
- CRATON 8 pts
- CROTON 8 pts
- CROUTE 8 pts
- CUATRO 8 pts
- CURATE 8 pts
- ENRAPT 8 pts
- ENTRAP 8 pts
- NECTAR 8 pts
- OCTANE 8 pts
- OPERON 8 pts
- OUNCER 8 pts
- PARENT 8 pts
- PARTON 8 pts
- PATRON 8 pts
- PEANUT 8 pts
- POUTER 8 pts
- PRONTO 8 pts
- PROTEA 8 pts
- PROTON 8 pts
- PUNTER 8 pts
- RACOON 8 pts
- RECANT 8 pts
- RECOAT 8 pts
- RETCON 8 pts
- ROUPET 8 pts
- TANREC 8 pts
- TARPON 8 pts
- TEOPAN 8 pts
- TOUCAN 8 pts
- TRANCE 8 pts
- TREPAN 8 pts
- TROUPE 8 pts
- TURACO 8 pts
- UNROPE 8 pts
- UPRATE 8 pts
- UPROOT 8 pts
- UPTEAR 8 pts
- UPTORE 8 pts
- UPTORN 8 pts
- ATONER 6 pts
- ENROOT 6 pts
- NATURE 6 pts
- ORNATE 6 pts
- OUTRAN 6 pts
- RATOON 6 pts
- TENOUR 6 pts
- UNROOT 6 pts
5-letter words
55 words- CAPER 9 pts
- CAPON 9 pts
- CAPOT 9 pts
- CAPUT 9 pts
- COACT 9 pts
- COAPT 9 pts
- COCOA 9 pts
- COOPT 9 pts
- COPEN 9 pts
- COPER 9 pts
- COPRA 9 pts
- COUPE 9 pts
- CRAPE 9 pts
- CREPT 9 pts
- CROUP 9 pts
- EPACT 9 pts
- ACORN 7 pts
- ACTOR 7 pts
- ACUTE 7 pts
- APORT 7 pts
- APRON 7 pts
- APTER 7 pts
- ARPEN 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CANOE 7 pts
- CANTO 7 pts
- CARET 7 pts
- CARTE 7 pts
- CATER 7 pts
- CENTO 7 pts
- CENTU 7 pts
- CONTE 7 pts
- CONTO 7 pts
- COOER 7 pts
- CORNU 7 pts
- COTAN 7 pts
- COUNT 7 pts
- COURT 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- CRATE 7 pts
- CRONE 7 pts
- CROON 7 pts
- CRUET 7 pts
- CURET 7 pts
- CUTER 7 pts
- ENACT 7 pts
- ERUCT 7 pts
- ERUPT 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- NARCO 7 pts
- NETOP 7 pts
- ANTRE 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- NOTER 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
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