Define:Blithe

English

Etymology

Old English blīþe, from Germanic *bliþiz. Cognate with Danish

blid

, Dutch blijde, Icelandic

blíður

. Compare bliss.

Pronunciation

• /blaɪð/

  Rhymes: -aɪð

• Audio (US) 

Adjective

Blithe (comparative Blither, superlative Blithest)

1. Template:Italbrac Happy, cheerful.
2. Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.

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

Translations

happy, cheerful

• Russian: весёлый (vesjólyj), жизнерадостный (žizneradostnyj)

Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern

• Russian: небрежный (nebrežnyj)

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Scots

Etymology

Old English blīþe, from Germanic *bliþiz. Cognate with Danish

blid

, Dutch blijde, Icelandic

blíður

. Compare bliss.

Pronunciation

• /blaɪð/

  (deprecatit uise o |lang= parameter) 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