blithe

[ blahyth, blahyth ]
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adjective,blith·er, blith·est.
  1. without thought or regard; carefree; heedless: a blithe indifference to anyone's feelings.

  2. joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.

Origin of blithe

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English blīthe; cognate with Old Norse blīthr, Old High German blīdi, Gothic bleiths

Other 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

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Other definitions for Blithe (2 of 2)

Blithe

or Blythe

[ blahyth, blahyth ]

noun
  1. a female given name.

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How to use blithe in a sentence

  • She was in a blithe—and happy mood that morning—the reaction from her yesterday's distress of mind.

    St. Martin's Summer | Rafael Sabatini
  • By some trick of the imagination I have always thought of Canada as the blithe spirit that haunted my childhood.

    The Affable Stranger | Peter McArthur
  • From some distance away came back a blithe answer: "Here, Doctor Burns!"

    Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. Richmond
  • But Reuben had leaped to the conquest, and carried a blithe heart with him.

  • "It's—it's 'Hail to thee, blithe spirit—bird thou never wert,'" said Denny.

    The Wouldbegoods | E. Nesbit

British Dictionary definitions for blithe

blithe

/ (blaɪð) /


adjective
  1. very happy or cheerful

  2. heedless; casual and indifferent

Origin of blithe

1
Old English blīthe

Derived forms of blithe

  • blithely, adverb
  • blitheness, noun

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