pococurantist
/ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈɹæntɪst/
pococurantist means A nonchalant, indifferent person. It carries an Arena rating of 1499, earned across 100 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pococurantist ranks #693 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #721 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #912 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,446 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words.
pococurantist is pronounced /ˌpəʊkəʊkjʊˈɹæntɪst/.
Why “pococurantist” is a great word
POCOCURANTIST — [Noun] A person who cultivates a studied indifference, particularly toward matters of culture, taste, or intellectual pursuit. From pococurante (from Italian poco curante, meaning "caring little") + the English suffix -ist (denoting an agent). Unlike a "stoic," who masters feeling through principle, or a "philistine," whose indifference springs from ignorance, the pococurantist performs a weary nonchalance from a position of potential knowledge. It is the languid wave dismissing a masterful painting, the deliberate misplacement of a first-edition novel used as a coaster, the perfectly timed, world-weary sigh at a symphony's climax—a performance of apathy that is the last vanity of the supposedly sated.
Etymology
From pococurante + -ist.
noun
- A nonchalant, indifferent person.
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