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blithesome

[ blahyth -suh m, blahyth- ]

/ ˈblaɪð səm, ˈblaɪθ- /

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adjective

lighthearted; merry; cheerful: a blithesome nature.

Origin of blithesome

First recorded in 1715–25; blithe + -some¹

OTHER WORDS FROM blithesome

blithe·some·ly, adverb blithe·some·ness, noun

Words nearby blithesome

blit, blite, blithe, blither, blithering, blithesome, blitt, blitz, blitz can, blitzed, blitzkrieg

Example sentences from the Web for blithesome

It was a child I thought of under that name––a slender, brown-eyed girl, as blithesome as a bird.

Beyond the Frontier |Randall Parrish
The blithesome tapestry-makers, albeit adepts in form, grace and harmony, could not touch the subjectiveness of existence.

Under the Rose |Frederic Stewart Isham
It is not long since the old and the young were to be seen together in the blithesome dance and the merry play.

The Portland Sketch Book |Various
There is little that is blithesome and cheerful, but much that is melancholy.

The Bible in Spain |George Borrow

A sudden thought, one of his inspirations, assailed the blithesome Hicks.

T. Haviland Hicks Senior |J. Raymond Elderdice

British Dictionary definitions for blithesome

blithesome

/ (ˈblaɪðsəm) /

adjective

literary cheery; merry

Derived forms of blithesome

blithesomely, adverb blithesomeness, noun