blithe
[ blahyth, blahyth ]
/ blaɪð, blaɪθ /
adjective, blith·er, blith·est.
SYNONYMS FOR blithe
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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
OTHER WORDS FROM blithe
Words nearby blithe
blister rust, blister steel, blistery, B.Lit., blite, blithe, blithely, blithering, blithesome, B.Litt., blitz
Definition 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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