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blasé adjective [ ˈblɑːzeɪ ]

• unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before.
• "she was becoming quite blasé about the dangers"
Similar: indifferent to, unconcerned about, uncaring about, casual about, nonchalant about, offhand about, uninterested in, uninvolved in/with, apathetic towards, unimpressed by, bored by, weary of, unmoved by, unresponsive to, lukewarm about, unenthusiastic about, phlegmatic about, impassive, dispassionate, emotionless, insouciant, jaded, surfeited, glutted, cloyed, satiated, pococurante,
Opposite: responsive, excited,
Origin: early 19th century: French, past participle of blaser ‘cloy’, probably ultimately of Germanic origin.


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