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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: blithe 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: {blithesome}, {lighthearted}, {lightsome}]
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