Word a Day
blithe
What does blithe mean?
blithe (adjective): casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce blithe?
/blaɪð/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does blithe come from?
From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “blithe” mean?
casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant
Right! That's what “blithe” means.
abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed
Not quite: that's what profuse means.
characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable
Not quite: that's what wretched means.
causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true
Not quite: that's what deceptive means.
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