blithe

Pronunciation: /blaɪð/

The English word “blithe” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
Cheerful, happy.
Fair, beautiful, comely; gracious, pleasant and attractive in manner.

Etymology

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”) [and other forms], from Old English blīþe (“happy, gentle”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (“friendly; gentle, mild; pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlī- (“fine; light; pleasant”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny;…

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