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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BLITHE, a. [L. loetus; Eng. glad. See Bliss and glad.]
Gay; merry; joyous; sprightly; mirthful.
For that fair female troop thou sawest, that seemed
Of goddesses, so blithe, so smooth, so gay.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
2: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" [syn: blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted]

Merriam Webster's

adjective (blither; blithest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bl?the; akin to Old High German bl?di joyous Date: before 12th century 1. of a happy lighthearted character or disposition 2. lacking due thought or consideration ; casual, heedless <blithe unconcern> Synonyms: see merry • blithely adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 poet. gay, joyous. 2 careless, casual (with blithe indifference). Derivatives: blithely adv. blitheness n. blithesome adj. Etymology: OE blithe f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Blithe Blithe (bl[imac][th]), a. [AS. bl[=i][eth]e blithe, kind; akin to Goth. blei[thorn]s kind, Icel. bl[=i][eth]r mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. bl[=i]di kind, blithe.] Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit. The blithe sounds of festal music. --Prescott. A daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. It does so with blithe disregard for best scientific practice. ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval] • blithely Your editorial blithely ignores the hard facts... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Cheerful, gay, sprightly, lively, animated, elated, vivacious, joyous, joyful, merry, mirthful, jocund, sportive, airy, buoyant, debonair, blithesome, of good cheer, in high spirits, in good spirits, full of life, full of spirit.

Moby Thesaurus

beaming, blase, blissful, blithesome, boon, bright, bright and sunny, carefree, careless, casual, cheerful, cheery, chirk, chirpy, chirrupy, delighted, detached, elated, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exhilarated, flushed, gay, genial, glad, gladsome, gleeful, glowing, happy, happy-go-lucky, heedless, high, hopeful, in good spirits, in high spirits, indifferent, insouciant, irrepressible, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, laughing, light-hearted, lighthearted, lightsome, merry, mirthful, of good cheer, optimistic, pleasant, radiant, riant, rosy, sanguine, sanguineous, smiling, sparkling, sunny, uncaring, unconcerned, winsome