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/ɪnˈsuːsi.əns/ · noun
Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern..
So Gelernter, with an insouciance he now regrets, also chose a Lovelace as a namesake—Linda, the lead actress in "Deep Throat."
She almost felt insulted by [the wild boar's] insouciance as it rooted in her grove.
Use insouciance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Insouciance means Carelessness, heedlessness, indifference, or casual unconcern..
Common synonyms include lightheartedness, carefreeness, lightsomeness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
So Gelernter, with an insouciance he now regrets, also chose a Lovelace as a namesake—Linda, the lead actress in "Deep Throat."
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