Pococurantists

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A group of individuals who display a lack of interest or concern for important matters and events
2. Those who exhibit indifference or apathy towards serious issues and responsibilities
3. People characterized by a nonchalant attitude regarding significant affairs and trivialities

Etymology: "Pococurantists" is the plural of "pococurantist", a noun for people who care little about anything that others regard as important. The root is "pococurante", borrowed from Italian, where it means "couldn't-care-less" in a literal sense: "poco" meaning "little" and "curante" meaning "caring", from "curare", to take care. The Italian adjective was used for a man who was indifferent, unconcerned, even careless about things. The "-ist" ending is an English suffix that turns a noun or adjective into a name for a follower of a doctrine or a person with a particular attitude, so a pococurantist is someone who adopts the pococurante stance as a habit or creed. The plural simply adds the usual "-s" to that noun.

Synonyms: indifferent, apathetic

Antonyms: enthusiast, zealot