blasé
/ˈblɑːzeɪ
/adjective
Unimpressed with or indifferent to something because one has experienced or seen it so often before: she was becoming quite blasé about the dangers...
- The perception that has been transmitted is one of blasé indifference.
- I was outraged by the blasé attitude of the programme manager for the environmental authority.
- Composing myself, in my most blasé tone I casually asked the proprietor if he'd consider breaking up the set.
Synonyms
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
rare pococurante
Origin
Early 19th century: French, past participle of blaser 'cloy', probably ultimately of Germanic origin.
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