blasé

American  

[blah-zey, blah-zey, bla-zey] / blɑˈzeɪ, ˈblɑ zeɪ, blaˈzeɪ /

adjective

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

   Synonyms:

   world-weary, jaded, apathetic

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blasé British  

/ ˈblɑːzeɪ /

adjective

1. indifferent to something because of familiarity or surfeit

2. lacking enthusiasm; bored

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Etymology

Origin of blasé

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

Example Sentences

It comes off loud, blustery, and overconfident, as if to signal a blasé disengagement with the incredible stakes of the moment.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

Yet the stock market has historically had a hard time quantifying the consequences of these types of risk, which helps explain the rather blasé reaction to unprecedented events.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

"I've always said they were a bit blasé about all the chemicals they were really using."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

In addition to her many forebears, the Bride has many successors and imitators in Hollywood movies, but seldom do any of these quippy, blasé screen idols exhibit one-tenth of her grit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

"We're on our way to a party," I blurted, since Doreen had gone suddenly dumb as a post and was fiddling in a blasé way with her white lace pocketbook cover.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath