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blasé

 
(blä-zā') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.
  2. Unconcerned; nonchalant: had a blasé attitude about housecleaning.
  3. Very sophisticated.

[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.]


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Definition: nonchalant
Antonyms: enthusiastic, excited

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IN BRIEF: adj. - Nonchalantly unconcerned; Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence; Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit.

pronunciation The blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond' — onelook.com

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - blasert, livstræt

Nederlands (Dutch)
blasé

Français (French)
adj. - blasé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - blasiert

Italiano (Italian)
blasé

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cansado de prazeres

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hastiado, aburrido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blasé, blaserad, uttråkad

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مل من الملذات, متعجرف‏


 
 
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