adjective · rare

blithe

blithe · blither · blithest

беспечный, беззаботный, легкомысленный, небрежный

Casually careless or indifferentCasually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.

/blaɪð/

» Mary was so blithe about her mother’s death that she threw a party after her funeral.

Meaning

3 senses

Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
беспе́чныйbespéčnyj, беззабо́тныйbezzabótnyj, легкомы́сленныйlexkomýslennyj
lacking or showing a lack of due concern
(Scotland)Cheerful, happy.
счастли́выйsčastlívyj, весёлыйvesjólyj, жизнера́достныйžiznerádostnyj
carefree and happy and lighthearted
(obsolete)Fair, beautiful, comely; gracious, pleasant and attractive in manner.

Examples

1 sentences

Mary was so blithe about her mother’s death that she threw a party after her funeral.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern:

cheerful, happy — see also cheerful, happy:

Origin

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; graci

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”) [and other forms], from Old English blīþe (“happy, gentle”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (“friendly; gentle, mild; pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlī- (“fine; light; pleasant”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian bliede (“glad, cheerful, merry”), West Frisian bliid (“cheerful, glad”), Dutch blij (“happy”), German Low German blied (“happy, lucky”).

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