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pococurante
[ poh-koh-koo-ran-tee, -rahn-, -kyoo-; Italian paw-kaw-koo-rahn-te ]
noun
- a careless or indifferent person.
adjective
- caring little; indifferent; nonchalant.
pococurante
/ ˌəʊəʊʊˈæԳɪ /
noun
- a person who is careless or indifferent
adjective
- indifferent or apathetic
Derived Forms
- ˌdzdzˈԳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ····پ [poh-koh-k, oo, -, ran, -tiz-, uh, m, -, rahn, -, -ky, oo, -], c··t· noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pococurante1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pococurante1
Example Sentences
Learning the meanings of the words they will be asked to spell—vivisepulture, succedaneum, pococurante, cymotrichous, guetapens—won’t make these children any smarter, more driven, or more appreciative of language and education than they already are.
Like a kamikaze on a luge, he has a pococurante knack for creating a promiscuous fracas among his young rivals.
Learning the meanings of the words they will be asked to spell—vivisepulture, succedaneum, pococurante, cymotrichous, guetapens—won’t make these children any smarter, more driven, and more appreciative of language and education than they already are.
Pococurante, pō-kō-kōō-ran′te, n. a careless or inattentive person.—ns.
Accordingly, Candide and his friend Martin went in a gondola on the Brenta, and arrived at the palace of the noble Pococurante.
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