Both Uses of
nonchalant
in
War and Peace
- Wolzogen, nonchalantly stretching his legs, approached Kutuzov with a half-contemptuous smile on his lips, scarcely touching the peak of his cap.†
Chpt 10 *nonchalantly = calmly (appearing unconcerned)
- He treated his Serene Highness with a somewhat affected nonchalance intended to show that, as a highly trained military man, he left it to Russians to make an idol of this useless old man, but that he knew whom he was dealing with.†
Chpt 10nonchalance = calmness and lack of concern
Definition:
calm in manner -- appearing unconcerned