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blithe.

Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/blaɪð/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/blaɪθ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation
  1. Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.

    She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
  2. Cheerful, happy.

    Scotland
  3. Fair, beautiful, comely; gracious, pleasant and attractive in manner.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”) [and other forms], from Old English blīþe (“happy, gentle”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (“friendly; gentle, mild; pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlī- (“fine; light; pleasant”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian bliede (“glad, cheerful, merry”), West Frisian bliid (“cheerful, glad”), Dutch blij (“happy”), German Low German blied (“happy, lucky”).

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