Blase Definition

blä-zā
adjective
Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.
American Heritage
Having indulged in pleasure so much as to be unexcited by it; satiated and bored.
Webster's New World
Unconcerned; nonchalant.
Had a blasé attitude about housecleaning.
American Heritage
Indifferent, apathetic, nonchalant, etc.
Webster's New World
Very sophisticated.
American Heritage
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pronoun
A male given name.
Wiktionary

Origin of Blase

  • French from past participle of blaser to cloy from French dialectal to be chronically hung over probably from Middle Dutch blāsen to blow up, swell bhlē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • A rather rare spelling variant of Blaise, from Latin Blasius.

    From Wiktionary

  • Borrowing from French blasé

    From Wiktionary

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