blase
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
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'
Related & opposite
- worldliness derivation
- sophisticated similar to
Sense 2 adjective
uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence
his blase indifference
Related & opposite
- uninterested similar to
Sense 3 adjective
nonchalantly unconcerned
a blase attitude about housecleaning
Related & opposite
- unconcerned similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worldliness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sophisticated |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | uninterested |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unconcerned |