Blase

adj, name

adj, name ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of blasé. alt-of, alternative

    "In mid-February a colleague mentioned that for the first time in his life he was more concerned than his mother, who had been relatively blase about the risks of Covid-19."

Adjective
  1. 1
    nonchalantly unconcerned wordnet
  2. 2
    uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence wordnet
  3. 3
    very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin.

Synonyms

All synonyms
boredunconcernedworldlyaloofapatheticataractic

Example

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"In mid-February a colleague mentioned that for the first time in his life he was more concerned than his mother, who had been relatively blase about the risks of Covid-19."

Etymology

A rather rare spelling variant of Blaise, from Latin Blasius.

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