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Blitheness

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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.
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Noun1.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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Others--a noted Australian example being Inga Clendinnen--have, with varying degrees of blitheness, preferred definitions of their own dispensation to the internationally agreed one.
Robert Manne, the apology and genocide: Patrick Wolfe challenges ... by Wolfe, Patrick / Arena Magazine
Whatever blitheness is initially communicated by their eccentric shapes and gleaming color might also be considered a decoy: The saddest, most awkward body is perhaps the synthetic, unnatural one that fights a futile battle against the stampede of time.
Ken Price: Matthew Marks Gallery by Stillman, Nick / Artforum International
Under the external blitheness of Rufina's memoir is the internal evidence of a wreck of a man, Hamrick's "pathetic weakling" indeed, so childishly dependent on her that he was always unwilling to let the poor woman out of his sight.
The usual suspects by Pryce-Jones, David / New Criterion
 
 
 
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