blithesome
adjective
lighthearted; merry; cheerful.
blithesomeness
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a word derived from
blithesome.
Example Sentences
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With all her blithesomeness and high spirits she was inclined to be serious in thought.
From Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret by Annie Roe Carr
She sung it unconsciously, from her very blithesomeness of spirits, not knowing she was making music which the birds themselves might have envied.
From The Lost Trail by Edward Sylvester Ellis
Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
A sweet sobriety shaded her young face, and a meek smile sat upon her lips, but the old blithesomeness was gone.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 by Various
The whole atmosphere that enveloped her was charged with all the pedagogic influences and wholesome blithesomeness calculated to inspire a girl of her temperament to utter happiness.
From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald
