BLITHESOME

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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

blithesome (comparative more blithesome, superlative most blithesome)

Happy or spriteful; carefree.

Source: Wiktionary


Blithe"some, a.

Definition: Cheery; gay; merry. The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. Sir W. Scott.

– Blithe"some*ly, adv.

– Blithe"some*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 April 2025

APPROXIMATE

(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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