Is “blasé” commonly understood?

Yes. At least where I am (Southern US) this is commonly understood.

Yeah. It’s not super commonly used, but I’d say it’s widely understood.

Commonly understood, not that commonly used. UK.

You won't hear it used often. I can't think of a time I've ever in my life used it. But a lot of people would understand what it means, even if from context.

I would say yes, it's pretty commonly understood. Perhaps less so than similar words like "nonchalant", but I'd expect most native speakers to know it. It's not very commonly used though

Uk. Yes. Although I don't hear it in conversation that often.

Yes (and it’s a wonderful word to use)!

I agree with other comments - it is well understood. It is also a word that "sounds like what it is", so even if a listener isn't familiar, I bet it would be easy to understand in context.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzXz-xLB1-0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzXz-xLB1-0) this has 73M views, so if it wasn't widely understood before, I'd say it probably is now :)

Yes, though I’d say I probably encounter it in literature more frequently than in conversation.

idk what it meant prior to this post

It's not an everyday word, but it's a word that I would use and expect other adult native speakers to understand. One note about the definition here, though: in my experience, the usage of this word connotes more of a feeling of recklessness or carelessness than this definition conveys. NE and NW USA.

If I didn't see it hear, I would just ask what it means. Native language speakers are still learners of them.

Yes. It’s a loanword from French of course but we use it occasionally and everyone knows what it means.

Yes

Very commonly understood in England, fairly commonly said by people I know too!

I actually use ‘blasé’ in the same sense as the dictionary citation, but I never hear it. Nowadays I suppose it’s nearly always learned by reading.

Eh, I can’t really feel strongly one way or the other if it is. So many words out there. Whatever.

Understood, I know a few people that say "blasé blasé" and they mean "etc. etc.", too. Not so widespread though, but it's definitely a word that most people have heard and would understand in context at least.

My parents are Gen X and I've heard them use it but I think it was common in their parents' time. There was a point in American media where French words and the French language was heavily romanticized. This isn't so common anymore.

Basically no one would actually say it, at least in my experience, but yeah most people would understand it

It's a very common word and widely understood. Here's a popular song from the 1950s: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA15lLkAeQc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA15lLkAeQc)

I'm from the US Midwest and have never even seen this word before today but since I read a lot, and I don't see it in books I don't think it's commonly used. Understood I don't know

I’ve never seen this word before and was confused in reading this dictionary entry, I’m a native American English speaker. Most people may understand you, others like me will be utterly confused by the word

Here in Canada this is both commonly used and understood.

Yes

Yes. It's a pretty standard word, common in most native speakers' vocab.

Yes.

I would say it is, yes.

I'm going to deviate slightly from others and say that where I'm from it is *both* widely understood *and* not that uncommonly used. I feel like it's a fairly normal mild pejorative used to describe people who have flaky/unserious/uncommitted attitudes.

The only time I heard this word is in an episode of Futurama.

I think "jaded" is more commonly used to express this concept, and I hear "blasé" misused as an adjective for the unimpressive or unimportant thing.

Yeah, this is a pretty normal word. I'd disagree with the person who said it's not commonly used.

Yes

Nope, not common. Idc what anyone else is saying, this isn't a word people would use or know in my demographic and dialect.

I know it, but I wouldn’t feel confident using it. My husband is also a native speaker, but he said he doesn’t know it. He’s educated, but his vocabulary is generally not as good as mine. Like others have said, it’s not that commonly used.

i learned about it when i first watched titanic and now i use it pretty often but every so often someone will not understand

Yes, I think most native speakers would understand it. It's not the most commonly used word but it's certainly not odd to use it.

Yes, well understood, very occasionally used. Like many words that English has borrowed from French, it has a certain *je ne sais quoi* that there isn't really another word for.

I live in the American midwest and I can confidently say I have never heard of this word or heard anyone use it in conversation. I guess it's just not really part of our regional vocabulary.

Eastern US I have never heard this word in my life

Yes. It's not particularly common, but it is well understood

yes. my fourth graders are even familiar with it and use it in their writing

Yes. Commonly used and undesrtood.

Yes I hear and read it semi-regularly (not every day, but it is a common word)

I don't know how popular it is anymore, but the term would have been common enough in my generation that everyone would have understood it and used it now and again.

I have no idea what that word means, for reference I am near nyc

blase, carte blanche, en masse, are well understood terms in english. There's probably others but I can't recall

Yep.

South US, never heard it in my life

As a native speaker in Southern US, I have never heard this word before.

Yes

Yes, in Australia

Yeah, everyone knows what it means.

Northeast USA, I’d say it’s commonly understood by people 30 and older. I personally can’t remember ever having written it or used it in a conversation though.

I have never heard this word before (SW Canada)

That's a good word!

I've never heard of this word in New Jersey.

Yes. It's probably at least as common as a synonym like "apathetic". Not a word that gets used every day, but one most people would know

My working-class ex probably doesn't know what it means

French guy here. Now I'm curious, this is clearly a French word and with an acute accent on the e. Do you guys write the accent? How about on a computer?

I would say it’s about 50/50 if someone knows it. Using context clues, most people would probably understand what you’re talking about.

Absolutely.

Commonly understood French loanword (UK native speaker)

Absolutely! Common in English.

Not exactly common, but easily understood by most.

Yes. In common use. Pronounced "blazz- ay"

Yes and it's such a nice word!

Yes.

Yes. I mean you don't need to be as blasé about it 😉

Thank you, I've just learned a new cool word.

It's commonly understood but not commonly used. So a native speaker might say something like "flazéda" when they mean to say "blasé."

i live in california and i have never heard anyone say this

To be honest I never heard of the word before. so I conclude it's not commonly used.