5 November 2015
blithe
[blahyth, blahyth]
adjective, blither, blithest.
1. joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful:
Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
2. without thought or regard; carefree; heedless:
a blithe indifference to anyone’s feelings.
Origin of blithe
Middle English, Old English
1000, before 1000; Middle English; Old English blīthe; cognate with Old Norse blīthr, Old High German blīdi, Gothic bleiths
Related forms
blitheful, adjective
blithefully, adverb
blithely, adverb
blitheness, noun
overblithe, adjective
Synonyms
1. happy, mirthful, sprightly, light-hearted, buoyant, joyful, blithesome.
Antonyms
1. joyless.
Blithe
[blahyth, blahyth]
noun
1. a female given name.
Blythe or Blithe
[blahyth, blahyth]
noun
1. a female given name.
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Contemporary Examples
Flashing a smug grin while throwing up your collective shoulders in blithe befuddlement should convince absolutely no one.
It’s Time to Rip the Money Out of the NCAA
Robert Silverman
March 31, 2014
I missed Don’s chiseled mug and Roger’s blithe wisecracks and Peggy’s prickly chutzpah.
Mad Men’s Dramatic Déjà Vu: ‘Time Zones’ Feels Redundant
Andrew Romano
April 13, 2014
Sadly, Republicans—who have repeatedly slammed Obama for this kind of blithe incoherence—are not immune to the same disorder.
Lobbyist Derangement Syndrome Sweeps DC
James Poulos
August 7, 2014
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Today’s quote
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
– Buddhist teaching
On this day
5 November 1605 – Guy Fawkes Day. Celebrates King James I survived an attempt on his life when Guy Fawkes and others from the Gunpowder Plot placed gunpowder around the House of Lords in a failed attempt to blow up parliament.
5 November 1996 – Bill Clinton secures a second term as U.S. President, with a land-slide victory. Clinton is the first Democrat in 50 years to win consecutive terms of government.