Definition of Blithe

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

Similar to: Unconcerned

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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