blithe

English

Etymology

Old English blīþe, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Dutch blij, Icelandic blíður. Compare bliss.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /blaɪð/

  Rhymes: -aɪð

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Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

1. (dated or literary) Happy, cheerful.
2. Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.

   She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.

Translations

happy, cheerful

French: joyeux (fr) m., joyeuse (fr) f., gai (fr) m., gaie (fr) f., allègre (fr) m. and f., content (fr) m., contente (fr) f.

Russian: весёлый (ru), жизнерадостный (ru) Spanish: alegre (es) m. and f., feliz (es) m. and f.

Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern

French: indifférent (fr) m., indifférente (fr) f., négligent (fr) m., négligente (fr) f. Italian: indifferente (it) m.

Russian: небрежный (ru)

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Scots

Etymology

Old English blīþe, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Dutch blij, Icelandic blíður. Compare bliss.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /blaɪð/

  Rhymes: -aɪð

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

1. Happy
2. A howp ye haed a blithe birthday - I hope you had a happy birthday