blithesome
- adjective
- /ˈblɪðsəm/
- Archaic
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- On a blithesome summer afternoon, we enjoyed a picnic by the lake, surrounded by blooming flowers.
Examples
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I thought I was doing the right thing: dispatching letter upon blithesome letter, not once mentioning what you had done (or tried to do).
Fiction book (1999) -
The children's laughter filled the park with a blithesome spirit as they played games together.
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Oh, we too have passed So many blithesome days On the bonnie, bonnie banks Of Loch Lomond
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Thus, Haydn, despite his "blithesome freshness" and "a dance ordained by freest fantasy," is limited, as Mozart is also, by the complete exclusion in their symphonic work of "dramatic pathos."
Academic text (1997) -
Her blithesome attitude made it easy for everyone to feel relaxed and happy at the gathering.
Synonyms
111
1.0
Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions
79
1.0
Happy and lively in a friendly way
45
4.1
Cheerful and full of energy
20
3.2
Full of cheerful energy and excitement
17
3.7
Feeling cheerful and not worried about serious things
11
3.5
Happy and not serious
7
5.8
Cheerful and full of energy
5
8.2
Very lively and full of energy
5
7.5
Happy and not worried about problems, sometimes seeming not to care
2
3.1
Feeling happy and full of energy
1
9.9
Smiling brightly because you feel happy
1
8.1
Happy and full of energy
Feeling carefree and cheerful without worry
Happy and lively in an old-fashioned way
Looking bright and stylish and making people feel lively and cheerful
Antonyms
How Cheerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blithesome comes from the old English word blithe, meaning 'happy' or 'carefree', plus the ending -some meaning 'full of'. So, it literally means 'full of happiness', which is why we use it for someone cheerful and lighthearted.