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Dictionary: blithe   (blīTH, blīth) pronunciation

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 blīthe.]

blithely blithe'ly adv.
blitheness blithe'ness n.

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adjective

  1. Free from care or worry: carefree, debonair, light, lighthearted. See careful/careless, happy/unhappy.
  2. Characterized by joyful exuberance: blithesome, boon, convivial, gay, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful. See happy/unhappy.

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Definition: happy
Antonyms: heavyhearted, morose, sad, sorrowful, unhappy


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IN BRIEF: 'adj. - Carefree and happy and lighthearted; Lacking or showing a lack of due concern.

pronunciation Blithe as the birds and wise as the bees. — Violet Fane

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Blithe

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lystig, munter, livsglad

Nederlands (Dutch)
vreugdevol, onbezorgd

Français (French)
adj. - joyeux, gai, allègre

Deutsch (German)
adj. - fröhlich, unbekümmert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χαρούμενος, ανέμελος

Italiano (Italian)
gaio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - despreocupado, alegre

Русский (Russian)
радостный, беззаботный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alegre, gozoso, jocundo, jovial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glad, munter

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
欢乐的, 无忧无虑的, 快活的, 漫不经心的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 歡樂的, 無憂無慮的, 快活的, 漫不經心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 즐거운, 명랑한, 부주의한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 楽しげな, 軽率な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرح, لا مبالي, غير مكترث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליז‬


 
 

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