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blithe

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blithe  (bl, blth)
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.

[Middle English, from Old English blthe.]

blithely adv.
blitheness n.

blithe
Adjective
1. heedless; casual and indifferent
2. very happy or cheerful [Old English blīthe]
blithely adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.blithe - lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
unconcerned - lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight"
2.blithe - carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
cheerful - being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
Translations
blithe [blaɪð] adjgioioso/a, allegro/a

blithe
adj blithe [blaið]
happy and light-hearted She is merry and blithe. opgewek مَرِحٌ، جَذِلٌ весел, радостен bezstarostný ubekymret; sorgløs munter χαρωπός, ανέμελος alegre lõbus شاد؛ بی غم hilpeä allègre עָלִיז प्रफुल्ल, हंसमुख radostan vidám bersukacita, gembira glaður contento 快活な 명랑한 laimingas, be rūpesčių bezrūpīgs; dzīvespriecīgs periang monter munter, ubekymret pogodny contente vesel, voios беспечный bezstarostný blažen bodar munter, glättig แช่มชื่น şen, şakrak, neşeli 歡樂的 веселий, життєрадісний خوش باش ، خوش خوش thanh thản
adv blithely
opgewek بِمَرَحٍ весело bezstarostně ubekymret; sorgløst munter χαρωπά, ανέμελα alegremente lõbusalt سر مستانه hilpeästi allègrement בְּעָלִיזוּת प्रफुल्लता से radosno vidáman dengan gembira glaðlega allegramente 快活に 명랑하게 laimingai, be rūpesčių bezrūpīgi; dzīvespriecīgi dengan riangnya monter muntert, gladelig pogodnie alegremente cu voioşie беспечно bezstarostne živahno bodro muntert, glättigt อย่างแช่มชื่น neşeyle, pür neşe 歡樂地 життєрадісно خوشی سے vô tình


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He had been an artisan of famed excellence, and with plenty to do; owned a house and garden; embraced a youthful, daughter-like, loving wife, and three blithe, ruddy children; every Sunday went to a cheerful-looking church, planted in a grove.
Here and there blithe songs would spring up, from sheer gladness of heart; and never was such a buzz of happy young people, not even at a Sunday-school treat.
Anne's laugh, as blithe and irresistible as of yore, with an added note of sweetness and maturity, rang through the garret.
 
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