blithe
[ blahyth, blahyth ]
/ blaɪð, blaɪθ /
adjective, blith·er, blith·est.
joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
without thought or regard; carefree; heedless: a blithe indifference to anyone's feelings.
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Origin of blithe
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, blithering, blithesome, B.Litt., blitz, blitzed
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Blithe
[ blahyth, blahyth ]
/ blaɪð, blaɪθ /
noun
a female given name.
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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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