Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not interested; indifferent.
  • adjective Not anxious or apprehensive; unworried.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not concerned; not anxious; feeling no concern or solicitude; easy in mind; not interested; not affected.
  • Synonyms Unconcerned at, for, about. With at, unconcerned means not anxious in view of something that is or happens; with for it means not anxious for the safety or success of some object of interest or desire: unconcerned at the successes of a rival; unconcerned for one's own safety. With about it generally means the same as with for, but sometimes the same as with at.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind; carelessly secure; indifferent

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Indifferent and having no interest; aloof.
  • adjective Not worried, anxious or apprehensive.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective easy in mind; not worried
  • adjective lacking in interest or care or feeling
  • adjective not occupied or engaged with

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Examples

  • ... the Establishment Clause permits this disregard of polytheists and believers in unconcerned deities, just as it permits the disregard of devout atheists.

    Balkinization 2007

  • So unconcerned, that is, that he recently told Rep. Marty Meehan that he did not believe that firing all

    Nathaniel Frank: Military Says There is No Ban on Gay Troops 2008

  • Expression unconcerned, Richard stood while the head gaoler picked up the empty box, shook it to hear if it rattled, rapped all four sides, top and bottom.

    Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

  • Expression unconcerned, Richard stood while the head gaoler picked up the empty box, shook it to hear if it rattled, rapped all four sides, top and bottom.

    Morgan’s Run Colleen McCullough 2000

  • Wife she's been layin 'by egg money all spring to buy a swingin', silver-plated ice-pitcher, so he'll feel at home with sech things, an 'capable of walkin' up to one an 'tiltin' it unconcerned, which is more'n

    Sonny, a Christmas Guest Ruth McEnery Stuart 1886

  • Needless to say, far from being "unconcerned", I inquired into the matter to satisfy myself that these allegations had been thoroughly examined by the competent authorities.

    Shashi Tharoor: An Open Response to "an Open Letter to Shashi Tharoor" 2009

  • We could call those the "unconcerned" moderates, and I don't mean to denigrate them.

    Philocrites: Counterculture in 'Knocking on Heaven's Door.' 2006

  • ANNE BIRD, AUTHOR, "BLOOD BROTHER": It was his tone of voice, kind of unconcerned about the body of a woman.

    CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2005 2005

  • You know, so kind of unconcerned about the body of a woman, but then the body of a baby seemed very important to him.

    CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2005 2005

  • ANNE BIRD, AUTHOR, "BLOOD BROTHER": It was his tone of voice, kind of unconcerned about the body of a woman.

    CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2005 2005

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