Associations to the word «Blithe»

Wiktionary

BLITHE, adjective. (dated or literary) Happy, cheerful.
BLITHE, adjective. Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.

Dictionary definition

BLITHE, adjective. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation".
BLITHE, adjective. Carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.