blasé

[ blah-zey, blah-zey; French bla-zey ]

adjective

1. indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.

   Synonyms: world-weary, jaded, apathetic

blasé

/ ˈblɑːzeɪ /

adjective

1. indifferent to something because of familiarity or surfeit
2. lacking enthusiasm; bored

Word History and Origins

Origin of blasé¹

1810–20; < French, past participle of blaser to cloy, sicken from surfeit, perhaps < Dutch blasen to blow; blast

Word History and Origins

Origin of blasé¹

C19: from French, past participle of blaser to cloy

Example Sentences

"I will never get blase about it."

From BBC

As it turns out, no actor living can do blasé ruthlessness better than Kristin Scott Thomas.

From Los Angeles Times

The band’s style suited her perfectly: “They’re very noisy, but have this, like, shoegazey, blasé demeanor.”

From Los Angeles Times

Southampton Crown Court heard James was later recorded in a video interview at the protest being "very blasé about waving it around his hands as he spoke".

From BBC

"It's easy to be blasé and dismissive when it's not your life that's being disrupted," he said.

From BBC