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Antonyms for blithe

Grammar : Adj
Spell : blahyth, blahyth
Phonetic Transcription : blaɪð, blaɪθ

Definition of blithe

Origin :
  • Old English bliþe "joyous, kind, cheerful, pleasant," from Proto-Germanic *blithiz "gentle, kind" (cf. Old Saxon bliði "bright, happy," Middle Dutch blide, Dutch blijde, Old Norse bliðr "mild, gentle," Old High German blidi "gay, friendly," Gothic bleiþs "kind, friendly, merciful").
  • Rare since 16c. No cognates outside Germanic. "The earlier application was to the outward expression of kindly feeling, sympathy, affection to others, as in Gothic and ON.; but in OE. the word had come more usually to be applied to the external manifestation of one's own pleased or happy frame of mind, and hence even to the state itself." [OED]
  • adj happy
Example sentences :
  • Away to your chamber, sweeting, and keep a blithe face, for she who confesses is shriven.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • But Bismarck, although he carried a blithe front, was far from comfortable.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • Songsters, all so blithe and gay, Know ye what your carols say?
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • She never remembered to have heard Charlie whistling so blithe an air.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • "A blithe heart maks a blooming look," says Mattha to the girl.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
  • Despite the strain, he was outwardly as blithe and optimistic as usual.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • But Reuben had leaped to the conquest, and carried a blithe heart with him.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 » by Various
  • The little frontier fort was blithe and gay with its merry populace.
  • Extract from : « Marion's Faith. » by Charles King
  • But the cockney's spirits were blithe as the clouds were black.
  • Extract from : « Waring's Peril » by Charles King
  • You will be running about as blithe and strong as ever, please God, in a week or two.
  • Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

Synonyms for blithe

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