Hypertext Webster Gateway: "blase"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Blas'e \Bla*s['e]"\ (bl[.a]*z[asl]"), a. [F., p. p. of blaser.]
Having the sensibilities deadened by excess or frequency of
enjoyment; sated or surfeited with pleasure; used up.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
blase
adj 1: very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in
the ways of the world; "the blase traveler refers to
the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'"; "the benefits
of his worldly wisdom" [syn: {worldly}]
2: uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence;
"his blase indifference"; "a petulent blase air"; "the
bored gaze of the successful film star" [syn: {bored}]
3: nonchalantly unconcerned; "a blase attitude about
housecleaning"
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