blitheness

blithe

 (blīth, blīth)

adj. blith·er, blith·est

1. Carefree and lighthearted.

2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; casual: spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation.

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[Middle English, from Old English blīthe.]

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blithe′ly adv.

blithe′ness n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

blitheness - a feeling of spontaneous good spirits; "his cheerfulness made everyone feel better" cheerfulness happiness - emotions experienced when in a state of well-being buoyancy, perkiness - cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface carefreeness, insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness - the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you

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blitheness

noun

A state of joyful exuberance:

blithesomeness, gaiety, glee, gleefulness, hilarity, jocoseness, jocosity, jocularity, jocundity, jolliness, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merriness, mirth, mirthfulness.

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