blasé
Meaning
Unimpressed with something because of overfamiliarity.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblɑːzeɪ/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from French blasé (“blasé, jaded”), past participle of blaser (“to blunt, dull”), from Middle Dutch blâsen (“to blow, sound, brag”), from Old Dutch *blāsan, from Proto-West Germanic *blāsan (“to blow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to blow; to bleat, cry”). Cognate with German blasen (“to blow”), English blast.
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