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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdisinvolto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /di.zinˈvɔl.to/
"Rispose con un tono disinvolto alle critiche."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing a lack of proper concern; nonchalantly dismissive or unconcerned with important matters.
"He adopted a cavalier attitude towards the company's financial problems."
- 1
A horseman, knight, or gentleman soldier, especially one mounted and armed during the 17th century.
"The portrait depicted a dashing cavalier with a plumed hat and flowing hair."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Provençal cavaliers, via Italian cavaliere and French cavalier, ultimately stemming from the Late Latin caballarius meaning 'horseman' or 'knight'. During the English Civil War, the term came to refer to the Royalist supporters of King Charles I, often characterized by a dashing, arrogant, and carefree attitude, which eventually shifted the semantic meaning to denote a nonchalant or dismissive disregard for serious matters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cavalier" is said worldwide
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désinvolte
Transliteration: /de.zɛ̃.vɔlt/
"Il a une attitude désinvolte face au danger."
überheblich
Transliteration: /ˈyːbɐˌhɛblɪç/
"Sie zeigte eine überhebliche Gleichgültigkeit."
disinvolto
Transliteration: /di.zinˈvɔl.to/
"Rispose con un tono disinvolto alle critiche."
displicente
Transliteration: /dis.pliˈsen.te/
"Su actitud displicente molestó a todos los presentes."
desdenhoso
Transliteration: /dez.deˈɲo.zu/
"Ele manteve um comportamento desdenhoso perante o aviso."
लापरवाह
Transliteration: laparvah
"उसका सुरक्षा नियमों के प्रति लापरवाह रवैया था।"
漫不经心的
Transliteration: màn bù jīng xīn de
"他对这项严肃的任务持漫不经心的态度。"
무신경한
Transliteration: musingyeonghan
"그는 자신의 실수에 대해 무신경한 태도를 보였다."
無頓着な
Transliteration: mutonchaku na
"彼は将来のリスクに対して無頓着な態度をとった。"
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