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Definition of Blithe

1. Adjective. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern. "Spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"

2. Adjective. Carefree and happy and lighthearted. "Trilling songs with a lightsome heart"

Definition of Blithe

1. a. Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit.

Definition of Blithe

1. Adjective. (qualifier dated or literary) Happy, cheerful. ¹

2. Adjective. Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Blithe

1. merry [adj BLITHER, BLITHEST] : BLITHELY [adv] - See also: merry

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blithe

blister blight blister copper blister pack blister rust blistered blistering blistering agent blistering collodion blisteringly blisterlike

blisters blistery blit blite blites blithe (current term) blitheful blithely blitheness blither

blithered blithering blithers blithesome blithesomely blithest blits blittable blitted blitter

Literary usage of Blithe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns (1841)
"blithe, blithe, and merry was she, blithe was she but and ben: blithe by the banks ... blithe, &c. Her looks were like a flower in May, Her smile was like a ..."

2. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"blithe SPIRIT An Improbable Farce BY NOEL COWARD OF all those ... "blithe Spirit" was a happy incident of the war years which the theatre will not soon ..."

3. A Dictionary of Similes by Frank Jenners Wilstach (1916)
"blithe — continued. Danced as blithely and briskly as a lost red maple leaf ... blithe as our kettle's boiling. — IBID. blithe as the lark that each day ..."

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