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adjective

Blase adj.

Having the sensibilities deadened by excess or frequency of enjoyment; sated or surfeited with pleasure; uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; used up.

Synonyms: bored.

Very sophisticated; versed in the ways of the world. "The blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as 'the pond'"

Synonyms: knowing, worldly.

Uninterested and attaching little importance; of attitudes toward duties. "A blase attitude about housecleaning"

Synonyms: unconcerned.

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Etymology of 'Blase'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blase" Quotes from Famous Books

... as the authors of these outrages remained undiscovered, they credited them all to Mme. de Combray's inspiration, and this accusation without proof is none too bold. The theft of state funds was a bagatelle to people whom ten years of implacable warfare had rendered blase about all brigandage. Moreover, it was easily conceivable that the snare laid by Bonaparte for Frotte, who was so popular in Normandy, the summary execution of the General and his six officers, ...

— The House of the Combrays • G. le Notre

Words linked to "Blase" : sophisticated, worldly, unconcerned, uninterested, bored