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blithe
/blaɪð/
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What does blithe mean?
adjective
- Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
- Cheerful, happy.
proper noun
- A river in Staffordshire, England, which joins the River Trent.
More meanings (1)
adjective
- (obsolete) Fair, beautiful, comely; gracious, pleasant and attractive in manner.
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IPA pronunciation
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The youth, considering himself as separated from the others, was saddened by the blithe and merry speeches that went from rank to rank.
MERYLL A laughing boy but yesterday, A merry urchin blithe and gay, Whose joyous shout came ringing out Unchecked by care or sorrow.
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He wears a brilliant-hued cravat, A suit to match his soft grey hair, A rakish stick, a knowing hat, A manner blithe and debonair.
I thought of her in her courtship, when her husband loved her and they looked forward to marriage and he was tender and she was blithe.
On the present festive occasion he emerged from his room, when the blithe bells were going, the picture of misery, in a full suit of Sunday penitentials.