blasé
blasé, jaded, indifferent
adjective bla-ZAY Rare
Origin: past participle of blaser 'to dull, cloy'
Usage Note
Blasé is one of the French words adopted into English virtually unchanged. In French it describes someone so accustomed to pleasures or excitement that nothing impresses them anymore. The feminine is blasée; one can also use the noun phrase avoir l'air blasé (to look bored and unimpressed).
Examples
"Il semblait blasé par tout ce luxe."
Natural Translation
He seemed blasé about all this luxury.
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