# Is there a word that means "unsure but okay with it"? **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-unsure-but-okay-with-it/764472 **Category:** Factual Questions **Created:** [August 30, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-unsure-but-okay-with-it/764472 "2016-08-30T12:14:37Z") **Posts on this page:** 3 **Page:** 3
### Author: ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa) #### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-unsure-but-okay-with-it/764472/41 "2016-09-06T19:55:45Z")
Equanimity? ---
### Author: ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble) #### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-unsure-but-okay-with-it/764472/42 "2016-09-06T20:24:59Z")
> [@Raza](#): > > What about nonchalant? > The problem I see with some words like “resigned”, which are cromulent, but denote an air of disappointment, which I don’t think the OP is specifying. Nonchalant doesn’t convey the sense of _uncertainty_, though. ---
### Author: ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat) #### Post date: [September 6, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-unsure-but-okay-with-it/764472/43 "2016-09-06T20:39:05Z")
I would add the Arabic "In’shallah (various spellings-YMMV), which means “as God wills it”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-that-means-unsure-but-okay-with-it/764472.md?page=2)