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   blithe

   /blʌɪð/

   adjective

   • 1. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper: "a blithe disregard for the rules of the road" Similar heedlessuncaringcarelesscasualindifferentthoughtlessunconcernedunworrieduntroublednonchalantcoolblasédevil-may-careirresponsibleOpposite thoughtful
   • ▪ happy or carefree: "a blithe seaside comedy" Similar happycheerfulcheerylight-heartedjollymerrysunnyjoyousjoyfulblissfulecstaticeuphoricelatedbeatificgladsomemirthfulcarefreeeasy-goingbuoyantairybreezyjauntyin high spiritswithout a care in the worldanimatedsprightlyvivaciousspiritedfriskyliterary:blithesomejocunddated:gayOpposite sad

   Word Origin Old Englishblīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blijde, also to bliss.

   Derivatives

   • 1. blitheness noun

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   • (literary) happy; not anxious Definition of blithe adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is blithe behavior?

   • Blithe behavior refers to people who are so happy about life that their emotions cloud their vision to other people's suffering. Intense blitheness can also lead to ignorance, so speaking positively of a situation that benefits one person without knowledge that it hurts others is also an instance of blithe behavior.

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   What is a blithe episode?

   • The episode is described as of above-average quality but undermined by its blithe acceptance of the supernatural. Her singing is so blithe and her musicians just went along and enjoyed the ride. To the ears like nectar hearing those words their bodies became blithe and euphoric.

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   What does Blithe indifference mean?

   • a blithe indifference to anyone's feelings. Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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   Is an optimist a blithe?

   • An optimist isn't necessarily a blithe, slightly sappy whistler in the dark of our time. Even the nation's economic indicators seemed to warn of a less blithe future. It is troubling enough to learn of the blithe attitude one federal prosecutor apparently took toward the constitutional right to a defense.

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   Is blithe a scuffling funk song?

   • In retrospect, that assessment was much too blithe. It is a blithe, creeping funk song with lyrics that insist upon resolution -- upon scuffling parties finding a way to understand each other. He's blithe, floating through the world as if he can't be touched, maybe a little like the country in the episode's title.

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   happy and without worry: She shows a blithe disregard for danger. Synonym. light-hearted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punchidiom. ASMR. be dancing in the streetsidiom.

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     happy and without worry: She shows a blithe disregard for...

   • Znaczenie Blithe, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     blithe definicja: 1. happy and without worry: 2. happy and...

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     blithe translate: munter. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BLITHE translate: bersukacita, gembira. Learn more in the...

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     blithe translate: allègre. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BLITHE translate: alegre. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     BLITHE translate: แช่มชื่น. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   happy and without worry: She shows a blithe disregard for danger. Synonym. light-hearted. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling pleasure and happiness. (as) pleased as Punch idiom. ASMR. be dancing in the streets idiom.

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   The adjective blithe used to mean happy and carefree, but over time it has also come to describe someone who isn't paying attention the way they should.

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   without thought or regard; carefree; heedless: a blithe indifference to anyone's feelings. joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit. Synonyms: blithesome, joyful, buoyant, lighthearted, sprightly, mirthful, happy. Antonyms: joyless. blithe.

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   Definitions of 'blithe'. 1. You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. [disapproval] [...] 2. Someone who is blithe is cheerful and has no serious problems. [literary] [...] More.

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   Synonyms for BLITHE: cheerful, optimistic, bright, sunny, cheery, buoyant, upbeat, smiling; Antonyms of BLITHE: sullen, gloomy, morose, dour, glum, sulky, saturnine, sad.

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