English-Thai Dictionary

blithe

ADJ แช่มชื่น  อิสระ เสรี  รื่นเริง  exuberant joyful sad chaem-chuen

 

blithely

ADV อย่าง บันเทิงใจ 

 

blitheness

N ความ เริงร่า 

 

blithering

N คนโง่  khon-ngo

 

blithesome

A สำราญใจ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BLITHE

a.[L. loetus; Eng. glad. See Bliss and Glad. ] Gay; merry; joyous; sprightly; mirthful.
For that fair female troop thou sawest, that seemed
Of goddesses, so blithe, so smooth, so gay.

 

BLITHEFUL

a.Gay; full of gayeta.

 

BLITHELY

adv. In a gay, joyful manner.

 

BLITHENESS

n.Gayety; sprightliness; the quality of being blithe.

 

BLITHESOME

a.Gay; merry; cheerful.

 

BLITHESOMENESS

n.The quality of being blithesome; gayety.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BLITHE

Blithe, a. Etym: [AS. bli blithe, kind; akin to Goth. blei kind, Icel. bli mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. blidi kind, blithe. ]

 

Defn: Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe spirit. The blithe sounds of festal music. Prescott. A daughter fair, So buxom, blithe, and debonair. Milton.

 

BLITHEFUL

BLITHEFUL Blithe "ful, a.

 

Defn: Gay; full of gayety; joyous.

 

BLITHELY

BLITHELY Blithe "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a blithe manner.

 

BLITHENESS

BLITHENESS Blithe "ness, n.

 

Defn: The state of being blithe. Chaucer.

 

BLITHESOME

BLITHESOME Blithe "some, a.

 

Defn: Cheery; gay; merry. The blithesome sounds of wassail gay. Sir W. Scott. -- Blithe "some *ly, adv. -- Blithe "some *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

blithe

blithe |blīT͟H, blīTH blaɪð | ▶adjective showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper: a blithe disregard for the rules of the road. • happy or joyous: a blithe seaside comedy. DERIVATIVES blithe ly adverb, blithe ness noun, blithe some |-səm |adjective ( literary )ORIGIN Old English blīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blijde, also to bliss .

 

blither

blith er |ˈbliT͟Hər ˈblɪðər | ▶verb & noun another term for blather.

 

blithering

blith er ing |ˈbliT͟HəriNG ˈblɪðərɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] informal senselessly talkative, babbling; used chiefly as an intensive to express annoyance or contempt: a blithering idiot. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from blither + -ing 2 .

 

Oxford Dictionary

blithe

blithe |blʌɪð | ▶adjective showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper: a blithe disregard for the rules of the road. • literary happy or carefree: a blithe seaside comedy. DERIVATIVES blithely adverb, blitheness noun, blithesome |-s (ə )m |adjective ( literary )ORIGIN Old English blīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blijde, also to bliss .

 

blither

blither |ˈblɪðə | ▶verb & noun variant spelling of blather.

 

blithering

blith ¦er |ing |ˈblɪð (ə )rɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] informal complete; utter (used to express annoyance or contempt ): a blithering idiot. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from blither + -ing 2 .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

blithe

blithe adjective 1 a blithe disregard for the rules: casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled, uncaring, careless, heedless, thoughtless; nonchalant, blasé. ANTONYMS thoughtful. 2 literary his blithe, smiling face: happy, cheerful, jolly, merry, joyful, joyous, blissful, ecstatic, euphoric, elated; dated gay. ANTONYMS sad.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

blithe

blithe adjective 1 he drove out with blithe disregard for the rules of the road: heedless, uncaring, careless, casual, indifferent, thoughtless, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled; nonchalant, cool, blasé, devil-may-care, irresponsible. ANTONYMS thoughtful. 2 literary his blithe broadly smiling face: happy, cheerful, cheery, light-hearted, jolly, merry, sunny, joyous, joyful, blissful, ecstatic, euphoric, elated, beatific, gladsome, mirthful; carefree, easy-going, buoyant, airy, breezy, jaunty, in high spirits, without a care in the world; animated, sprightly, vivacious, spirited, frisky; literary blithesome, jocund; dated gay. ANTONYMS sad.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

blithe

blithe /blaɪð , ｟米 ｠blaɪθ /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 ｟けなして ｠無造作な, 軽率な .2 ｟文 古 ｠のんきな, 陽気な .bl í the ly 副詞 1 軽率に (も ), 無造作に .2 のんき [陽気 ]に .

 

blithering

blith er ing /blɪ́ð (ə )rɪŋ /形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗｟くだけた話 けなして ｠どうしようもない ; おしゃべりの, むだ口の多い .