Blithe


joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful:
Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
without thought or regard; carefree; heedless:
a blithe indifference to anyone’s feelings.
a female given name.
a female given name.
Contemporary Examples

It’s Time to Rip the Money Out of the NCAA Robert Silverman March 31, 2014
Mad Men’s Dramatic Déjà Vu: ‘Time Zones’ Feels Redundant Andrew Romano April 13, 2014
Lobbyist Derangement Syndrome Sweeps DC James Poulos August 7, 2014

Historical Examples

More Tish Mary Roberts Rinehart
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle
Confessions of a Young Man George Moore
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places Archibald Forbes
Farm Ballads Will Carleton
What Sami Sings with the Birds Johanna Spyri
The Lancashire Witches William Harrison Ainsworth

adjective
very happy or cheerful
heedless; casual and indifferent
adj.

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