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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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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