- unconcerned
- adjective Date: circa 1635 1. not involved ; not having any part or interest 2. not anxious or upset ; free of worry Synonyms: see indifferent • unconcernedly adverb • unconcernedness noun
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Unconcerned — Un con*cerned , a. Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what has happened; to be unconcerned about the future. {Un con*cern ed*ly}, adv. {Un con*cern ed*ness}, n. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unconcerned — I adjective aloof, apathetic, careless, casual, cold, cold blooded, contemptuous, cool, cruel, derelict, disinterested, dispassionate, distant, free from anxiety, frigid, hard hearted, heartless, heedless, icy, impartial, inaccessible, incurious … Law dictionary
unconcerned — (adj.) 1630s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of CONCERN (Cf. concern) … Etymology dictionary
unconcerned — *indifferent, incurious, aloof, detached, uninterested, disinterested Analogous words: *cool, collected, composed, nonchalant: apathetic, *impassive, stolid, phlegmatic Antonyms: concerned Contrasted words: solicitous, anxious, worried, careful… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
unconcerned — [adj] carefree; apathetic aloof, blind, blithe, callous, careless, cold, cool, deaf, detached, dispassionate, distant, easy, feckless, forgetful, hardened, hard hearted, heedless, impassive, inattentive, incurious, indifferent, insensible,… … New thesaurus
unconcerned — [un΄kənsʉrnd′] adj. not concerned; specif., a) not interested; indifferent b) not solicitous or anxious SYN. INDIFFERENT unconcernedly [un΄kənsʉr′nid lē] adv. unconcernedness n … English World dictionary
unconcerned — adj. VERBS ▪ act, appear, be, look, seem, sound ▪ I tried to act unconcerned. ▪ remain … Collocations dictionary
unconcerned — un|con|cerned [ˌʌnkənˈsə:nd US ə:rnd] adj 1.) not worried about something because you think it does not affect you unconcerned about ▪ Many large companies seem totally unconcerned about the environment. 2.) not interested in a particular aim or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unconcerned — un|con|cerned [ ,ʌnkən sɜrnd ] adjective 1. ) not worried about a situation or what will happen, especially when other people think you should be: unconcerned about/by: Scott seemed unconcerned by his sister s problem. 2. ) not interested in a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unconcerned — UK [ˌʌnkənˈsɜː(r)nd] / US [ˌʌnkənˈsɜrnd] adjective 1) not worried about a situation or what will happen, especially when other people think you should be worried unconcerned about/by: Scott seemed unconcerned by his sister s problem. 2) not… … English dictionary
unconcerned — adjective 1. lacking in interest or care or feeling (Freq. 3) the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen s comprehension… … Useful english dictionary
