different between cynical vs blase

English

Etymology

Originated 1580–90 from cynic +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?n?k?l/
• Homophone: sinical

Adjective

cynical (comparative more cynical, superlative most cynical)

1. Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
2. Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
3. Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.

   • He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark-for instance, he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.

4. Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.

   • When he, at Neergard's cynical suggestion, had consented to exploit his own club […] and had consented to resign from it to do so, he had every reason to believe that Neergard meant to either mulct them heavily or buy them out. In either case, having been useful to Neergard, his profits from the transaction would have been considerable.

5. (medicine, rare) Like the actions of a snarling dog, especially in reference to facial nerve paralysis.

Translations

References

• “cynical”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
• “cynical” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "cynical" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
• cynical at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• calycin

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

blase

1. Alternative spelling of blasé

Anagrams

• Ables, Basel, Basle, Bleas, Sabel, Sable, ables, albes, baels, bales, beals, labes, sable, saleb

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blaz/
• Homophones: blasent, blases

Etymology 1

Verb

blase

1. first-person singular present indicative of blaser
2. third-person singular present indicative of blaser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of blaser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of blaser
5. second-person singular imperative of blaser

Etymology 2

Clipping of blason.

Noun

blase m (plural blases) (slang)

1. name
2. nose

German

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a?z?

Verb

blase

1. inflection of blasen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English blæse, blase, from Proto-Germanic *blas?.

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) blaese, blease
• blese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bla?z(?)/, /?bl??z(?)/

Noun

blase (plural blases or blasen)

1. A fire or burning, especially referring to its flaming.
2. (rare) A lamp or signal; fire used as lighting.
3. (rare) A bright thing or object.

Descendants

• English: blaze
• Scots: bleize, blase, blese, bleise, bleis, bleeze
• Yola: blaze, bleaze

References

• “bl?se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-27.

Etymology 2

Verb

blase

1. Alternative form of blasen

Old English

Alternative forms

• blæse

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *blas?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bl?.se/, [?bl?.ze]

Noun

blase f

1. torch
2. blaze

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: blase, blaese, blease
  • English: blaze
  • Scots: bleize, blase, blese, bleise, bleis, bleeze
  • Yola: blaze, bleaze