blasé
Use Blasé in a sentence
zeɪ; adjective
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
Origin:
1810–20; < French, past participle of blaser to cloy, sicken from surfeit, perhaps < Dutch blasen to blow; see blast
1810–20; < French, past participle of blaser to cloy, sicken from surfeit, perhaps < Dutch blasen to blow; see blast
Synonyms
apathetic, jaded, cloyed, sated, glutted, surfeited, world-weary.
apathetic, jaded, cloyed, sated, glutted, surfeited, world-weary.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | indifferent to something because of familiarity or surfeit |
| 2. | lacking enthusiasm; bored |
| [C19: from French, past participle of blaser to cloy] | |
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Blasé
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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blase
see blasé.
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Example sentences
Infamously blase and addicted to their gadgets, teenagers can be difficult traveling companions, particularly with their parents.
He reports his new-found notoriety with the blase tone of someone reading a train schedule.
He knows all too well what can happen with a blase attitude.
Even after one has grown a bit blase, the arrival of a new computer brings a slight thrill of anticipation.
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