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.
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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OTHER WORDS FROM blithe
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British Dictionary definitions for blitheness
blithe
/ (blaɪð) /
adjective
very happy or cheerful
heedless; casual and indifferent
Derived forms of blithe
blithely, adverb blitheness, nounWord Origin for blithe
Old English
blīthe