Noel Coward wrote a play called 'Blithe Spirit', he took the Title from Shelly's poem,
' Hail to thee blithe spirit, Bird thou never wert.'
The root word of "blithely" is "blithe." "Blithe" means showing a casual and cheerful indifference that suggests a lack of concern.
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She greeted everyone with a blithe smile, oblivious to the troubles around her.
"His blithe manner disguised a deep-seated fear of failure." "The blithe teenagers of the 1960s often became hapless parents themselves by the 1980s." "Watson still marveled at the blithe disregard Holmes had for deadly peril."
The word "blithe" can function as an adjective. It describes someone or something as cheerful, carefree, or lacking concern.
She sure is blithe spirit!
(Blithe can mean carefree/lighthearted, or casual/showing a lack of due concern.)"The blithe atmosphere of the city was soon lost to the war.""He spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation.""Her blithe manner seemed unusual given the desperate circumstance we were in."When she spoke to Janice, not knowing that Janice's heart was broken, Eva's comments sounded blithe and callous.
Proverbs
The fairies danced blithely in the flowering meadow.
Her blithe personality fits her just right.
Blithe Spirit was written in 1941