blithe
Origin of blithe
1Other words for blithe
Opposites for blithe
Other words from blithe
- blithe·ful, adjective
- blithe·ful·ly, adverb
- blithe·ly, adverb
- blithe·ness, noun
- o·ver·blithe, adjective
Other definitions for Blithe (2 of 2)
or Blythe
a female given name.
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How to use blithe in a sentence
Gay furniture and a brilliant garden are a sight day by day, and make life blither.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouI don't know that I ever saw a blither young fellow until about the time the finding of that board of survey was announced.
'Laramie;' | Charles KingOnce his poor child was blither than the panther of the wilderness and happier than the young lamb that sports in springtime.
The Scapegoat | Hall CaineThe devil take the caliver that fired the ball, for a blither lad never filled a cup at midnight!
Kenilworth | Sir Walter ScottClyde smiled across the camp-fire at me and said, "Gin ye had sic a lass as I hae, ye might blither."
Letters of a Woman Homesteader | Elinore Pruitt Stewart
British Dictionary definitions for blithe
/ (blaɪð) /
very happy or cheerful
heedless; casual and indifferent
Origin of blithe
1Derived forms of blithe
- blithely, adverb
- blitheness, noun
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