blithe
Collocations
4ADJ.
good, half
VERB + BLITHE
commands, exhibit
BLITHE + NOUN
cultures, disobedience, insouciance, mother, quicksilver
PREP.
about, from
Definitions
adj
Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
Southern liberals (there are a good few) exhibit blithe insouciance: it is a real blight.
Cheerful, happy.
And now ſweet Emperour be blithe againe, And bury all thy feare in my deuiſes.
There on Beds of Violets blew, And freſh-blown Roſes waſht in dew, Fill'd her with thee a daughter fair, So buckſom, blith, and debonair.
name
A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Trent.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — carefree and happy and lighthearted
- blithesome
- lighthearted
- lightsome
- light-hearted
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
WiktionarySouthern liberals (there are a good few) exhibit blithe insouciance: it is a real blight.
WiktionaryFrom mother and nurse it was a guerilla^([sic]) gunfire of commands, and blithe, quicksilver disobedience from the three blonde, never-still little girls.
WiktionaryMary was so blithe about her mother’s death that she threw a party after her funeral.
Tatoeba · #4161108Tell Sir William Ashton that the next time he and I forgather, he will not be half so blithe of our meeting as of our parting.
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