1
as in cheerful
having or showing a good mood or disposition
a blithe, obedient child
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2
as in merry
indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor
a blithe remark that good food enjoyed with good company makes good wine seem even better
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as in nonchalant
having or showing freedom from worries or troubles
he has a blithe attitude about ever having to earn a living because he knows there's a trust fund in his future
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Recent Examples of blithe
These lines are both nervous tics and statements of blithe confidence.
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Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Yes, the sun might be glancing off the snowdrifts, and the birds may be chirping away with blithe exuberance.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
This is a sleazy, wretched racket, yet the film is nearly as blithe about it as Shawn is.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
The blithe behavior of the officers and young women staffers in the photo is often unsettling, especially when the eight-member ensemble cast add an eerie soundtrack of laughter, accordion music or clattering spoons, as when the women eat fresh blueberries from china bowls.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
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Phillip MacIak, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Yes, the sun might be glancing off the snowdrifts, and the birds may be chirping away with blithe exuberance.
—Celine Nguyen, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
This is a sleazy, wretched racket, yet the film is nearly as blithe about it as Shawn is.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
The blithe behavior of the officers and young women staffers in the photo is often unsettling, especially when the eight-member ensemble cast add an eerie soundtrack of laughter, accordion music or clattering spoons, as when the women eat fresh blueberries from china bowls.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blithe
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Born in Tangier to Spanish parents, María Ángeles lives out her widowhood with cheerful self-sufficiency.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Its cheerful, harmonious colors evoke the pleasure and leisure associated with reading from childhood onward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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Discovering its contents, day in and day out throughout the course of the merriest month of the year, will give you a taste of Glasshouse Fragrances’ bestselling formulas that please even the pickiest of noses.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Great American Family is making sure that everyone's television screens remain merry and bright this holiday season!—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Sep. 2025
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No wonder Trump is nonchalant about shutdown.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Is this the most nonchalant big play of the high school season so far?—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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That kind of novel feels a little too optimistic about the outcome of this kind of research.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Svetlana’s optimistic pretend normalcy and Lyudmila’s practical approach to medication point to impossibility of fathoming the many crushing consequences of the Ukraine crisis.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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There will be games, food, contests, and jolly times for all.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lily Mathé, one of the orchestra’s best violinists, vividly remembered being made to play jolly tunes in the SS officers’ mess at Auschwitz every evening while the guards ate their dinner.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many love to have the carefree candor of the vox populi intrude in celebrity circles where prohibitive media training and wellness blather pass for personality.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
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That could be why his inspiration this season draws, maybe wistfully, from his carefree childhood summers growing up in West London’s Wormwood Scrubs.—
Violet Goldstone,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Rooms around her, their doors still painted bright yellow from when the hotel was a boutique property, started to empty out.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The future is bright for this organization.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Equal parts creepy and campy, Ultra Skelly is a wickedly fun way to raise your Halloween game from festive to frightful.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Jews then partake in a festive after-fast meal, turning the evening into a yom tov (festival).—
Krys'tal Griffin,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Blithe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blithe. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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