Definitions for: Blithe


[adj] carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
[adj] lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"



Webster (1913) Definition: Blithe (bl[imac][th]), a. [AS. bl[=i][eth]e blithe,
kind; akin to Goth. blei[thorn]s kind, Icel. bl[=i][eth]r
mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG.
bl[=i]di kind, blithe.]
Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe
spirit.

The blithe sounds of festal music. --Prescott.

A daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair.
--Milton.

Synonyms: blithesome, cheerful, lighthearted, lightsome, unconcerned

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