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.

[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.

adj

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

IN BRIEF: adv. - In a joyous manner.

Thus they played beneath the windows of the armory, the boy running blithely after the ball when he missed it, and laughing and shouting in happy glee when he made a particularly good catch. — http://www.ehow.com/how_134865_organize-cupboards-drawers.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art

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For a list of words related to blithe, see:

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

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See words rhyming with "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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