Blase — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world

uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɔɹˌɪstə/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɪɡbəʊt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɪɡbəʊt/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæmɔɹˌɪstə/.

Examples

the blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the pond'
the benefits of his worldly wisdom
his blase indifference

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

worldly bored

Parts of Speech

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'”
adjective	uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence “his blase indifference”
adjective	nonchalantly unconcerned “a blase attitude about housecleaning”

Word Forms

worldliness

noun

the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

blasiert

sehr anspruchsvoll, vor allem wegen des Übermaßes; mit den Gepflogenheiten der Welt vertraut

🇫🇷French

blasé

très sophistiqué notamment à cause de l'excès ; versé dans les voies du monde

🇪🇸Spanish

hastiado

muy sofisticado sobre todo por el exceso; versado en los caminos del mundo

🇮🇹Italian

blasfemo

molto sofisticato soprattutto a causa dell'eccesso; esperto nelle vie del mondo

🇳🇱Dutch

Blaas

zeer geavanceerd, vooral vanwege de overdaad; vertrouwd met de wegen van de wereld

🇵🇹Portuguese

blasé

muito sofisticado principalmente por causa do excesso; versado nos caminhos do mundo

🇷🇺Russian

пресыщенный

очень утонченный, особенно из-за переедания; разбирающийся в путях мира

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उबा हुआ

विशेष रूप से सर्फ़िट के कारण बहुत परिष्कृत; दुनिया के तौर-तरीकों में पारंगत

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্লেজ

বিশেষ করে surfeit কারণে খুব পরিশীলিত; বিশ্বের উপায়ে পারদর্শী

🇮🇳Tamil

நெருப்பு

குறிப்பாக சர்ஃபிட் காரணமாக மிகவும் அதிநவீனமானது; உலக வழிகளை அறிந்தவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్లేస్

ముఖ్యంగా సర్ఫీట్ కారణంగా చాలా అధునాతనమైనది; ప్రపంచ మార్గాలలో ప్రావీణ్యం కలవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

दोष

विशेषत: सरफेटमुळे अतिशय अत्याधुनिक; जगाच्या मार्गात पारंगत

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિંદા

ખાસ કરીને surfeit કારણે ખૂબ જ વ્યવહારદક્ષ; વિશ્વની રીતોમાં વાકેફ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಲೇಸ್

ತುಂಬಾ ಅತ್ಯಾಧುನಿಕ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸರ್ಫಿಟ್‌ನಿಂದಾಗಿ; ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ಮಾರ್ಗಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾರಂಗತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബ്ലെയ്സ്

പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സർഫിറ്റ് കാരണം വളരെ സങ്കീർണ്ണമാണ്; ലോകത്തിൻ്റെ വഴികളിൽ പ്രാവീണ്യമുള്ളവൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਲੇਜ਼

ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਰਫੇਟ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ; ਸੰਸਾਰ ਦੇ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਪੁੰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

الزام

خاص طور پر سرفیٹ کی وجہ سے بہت نفیس؛ دنیا کے طریقوں میں ماہر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

厌烦

非常复杂，尤其是因为过度；深谙人情世故

🇯🇵Japanese

ブレイズ

特に飽食のせいで非常に洗練されている。世の中のやり方に精通している

🇰🇷Korean

인생 등에 지친

특히 과잉 때문에 매우 정교합니다. 세상의 방식에 정통하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời nói bậy bạ

rất tinh vi đặc biệt là vì sự dư thừa; thông thạo các cách của thế giới

🇹🇭Thai

ใส่ร้าย

มีความซับซ้อนมากโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งเนื่องจากการเล่นเซิร์ฟ มีความรู้ในทางโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

bosan

sangat canggih terutama karena kejenuhan; berpengalaman dalam cara-cara dunia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بليس

متطورة للغاية خاصة بسبب التخمة؛ ضليع في طرق العالم

🇹🇷Turkish

bıkkınlık

özellikle aşırılık yüzünden çok sofistike; dünyanın yollarına hakim

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלעז

מאוד מתוחכם במיוחד בגלל גלישה; בקי בדרכי העולם

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