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blithe
[ blahyth, blahyth ]
/ blaɪð, blaɪθ /
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adjective, blith·er, blith·est.
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Origin of blithe
First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English blīthe; cognate with Old Norse blīthr, Old High German blīdi, Gothic bleiths
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Words nearby blithe
blister rust, blister steel, blistery, B.Lit., blite, blithe, blithely, blithering, blithesome, B.Litt., blitz
Other definitions for blithe (2 of 2)
Blithe
or Blythe
[ blahyth, blahyth ]
/ blaɪð, blaɪθ /
noun
a female given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for blithe
blithe
/ (blaɪð) /
adjective
very happy or cheerful
heedless; casual and indifferent
Derived forms of blithe
blithely, adverbblitheness, nounWord Origin for blithe
Old English blīthe
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