Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chalant

/ʃəˈlɑnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: cha-lant
IPA: /ʃəˈlɑnt/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"'I draw the line at nonchalant. Sometimes I think you're very chalant.'"
"Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts."
"Lawrence Lipton responded, "The lady is quite right, of course. It's sinful to be nonchalant. We shall endeavor to be more chalant in the future.""

Etymology

A back-formation from nonchalant, itself from Old French non- + chalant (“concerning, bothering”). By this process, the original Old French participle was coincidentally re-formed.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: non-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃəˈlɑnt/

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

more chalant (comparative) most chalant (superlative)

Derived Forms

chalantly

Questions

How do you pronounce chalant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃəˈlɑnt/.
What does chalant mean?: Not nonchalant; careful, attentive, or concerned.
Where does chalant come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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