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blithe

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blithe

  [blahyth, blahyth]
Use blithe in a Sentence
–adjective, blith⋅er, blith⋅est.
1. joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
2. without thought or regard; carefree; heedless: a blithe indifference to anyone's feelings.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE blīthe; c. ON blīthr, OHG blīdi, Goth bleiths

Related forms:
blitheful, adjective
blithe⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
blithely, adverb
blitheness, noun

Synonyms:
1. happy, mirthful, sprightly, light-hearted, buoyant, joyful, blithesome.

Antonyms:
1. joyless.
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Blithe

  [blahyth, blahyth]
–noun
a female given name.

Blythe

  [blahyth, blahyth]
–noun
a female given name.
Also, Blithe.
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blithe   (blīth, blīth)   
adj.   blith·er, blith·est

  1. Carefree and lighthearted.

  2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual: spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation.


[Middle English, from Old English blīthe.]
blithe'ly adv., blithe'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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