BLITHE

blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted

(adjective) carefree and happy and lighthearted; “was loved for her blithe spirit”; “a merry blithesome nature”; “her lighthearted nature”; “trilling songs with a lightsome heart”

blithe

(adjective) lacking or showing a lack of due concern; “spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

(dated or literary) Happy, cheerful.

casually indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.

Anagrams

• thible

Source: Wiktionary


Blithe, a. Etym: [AS. bli blithe, kind; akin to Goth. blei kind, Icel. bli mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. blidi kind, blithe.]

Definition: Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit. The blithe sounds of festal music. Prescott. A daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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