blase

Other forms of blase

comparative

blaser·

superlative

blasest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about blase

What does blase mean?

blase means "very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in blase?

blase has 1 syllable: blase. In IPA it is /ˈbleɪz/.

What is another word for blase?

Close synonyms include worldly, bored. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is blase a common word?

blase is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with blase?

2 words rhyme with blase. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.