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Blase

adjective

Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world. Synonym: worldly. "The benefits of his worldly wisdom"

Uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence. Synonym: bored. "A petulant blase air" , "The bored gaze of the successful film star"

Nonchalantly unconcerned.

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"Blase" Quotes from Famous Books

... in my ear, he leant to me, he behaved as an infatuated lover, and presently it seemed to me that my fellow-guests smiled here and there and looked significant. Lady Ardaragh talked more than ever to the blase-looking young lord who was her neighbour and her colour was heightened. Her witticisms came to me across the table, or a portion of them, and I thought she was saying wild, unbecoming things. I was sure I saw Sir Arthur wince when I turned to him. But it was all too much of a nightmare to ...

— The Story of Bawn • Katharine Tynan

... over as she motioned. He soon recognized the slender figure, the indolent attitude of Tom Appleton, the blase young man whom he was so accustomed to meeting at billiard-tables, in clubs, or hotels. A tolerant, amiable expression saved the youth's smooth, handsome face from vacuity. He was dressed with ...

— Tales From Bohemia • Robert Neilson Stephens

... Blase as the Legionaries were and hardened to wonders, the sight of this corridor and of the vast banquet-hall opening out of it, at the far end, came near upsetting their aplomb. The major even muttered an oath or two, under his ...

— The Flying Legion • George Allan England

... cranked and ready for another Vanderbilt Cup Race." Bobbie gave the waiter one of his best smiles—behind that smile was a manful look, a kindliness of character and a great power of purpose, which rang true, even to this blase and cynical dispenser of the grape. The latter nodded and smiled, albeit flabbily, into the winsome eyes ...

— Traffic in Souls - A Novel of Crime and Its Cure • Eustace Hale Ball

... returned Fouche, "but a real elegant divorce, followed by an imperial wedding, would rattle the bones of this blase old Paris as they haven't been rattled since ...

— Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica • John Kendrick Bangs

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