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Definition of blithe in English: blitheadjective blʌɪð 1Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. a blithe disregard for the rules of the road Example sentencesExamples - So far as subjective intentions were concerned, the directors proceeded in blithe disregard of the existence of the articles.
- But he never scorned security with the blithe indifference of the radical ideologues who used him as an authority on the evils of welfare.
- How do you strike the right balance between unnecessarily fostering fears and encouraging a blithe indifference to real and present dangers?
- They want to see a more realistic attitude than the blithe assumption that cannabis inevitably leads to heroin.
- In its blithe disregard for niceties the film ends up being a rather clever satire on the whole idea of normality.
- For it is all over the Internet, in blithe disregard of copyright law, for any kid today to surf.
- Plenty of modern film-makers have attempted to emulate the blithe barbarity that lent Ealing comedies their sharp aftertaste.
- Between the two extremes of dogmatic adherence and blithe indifference to the text of the Constitution lies a reasonable and legal resolution.
- This is not a time for blithe exhortations and mindless sloganeering, nor hubris, nor sarcastic dismissals of the opinions of the other side, all of which is found in the poetry of both camps.
- It was his record of blithe indifference to the magnitude of the challenge that helped lead us to vote for his opponent.
- Management don't know how bad the staff on the ground are, while ground staff parrot the official line with blithe indifference to the facts.
- The outrageousness of his action is matched only by the blithe indifference with which he apparently expects to carry it off.
- Traffic changes are rammed through with apparently blithe indifference to issues affecting other elements of the transport system.
- ‘Good shots and loose shots,’ was his blithe description.
- Something in that institution nurtures a blithe disregard for the facts.
- After paying off more than $100,000 in invoices this morning with the nonchalant blithe flick of a wrist, why do I still have trouble paying my credit card bill?
- Though he is famous for blithe dismissal of his elders, he was actually remarkably attentive to local history.
- The blithe assumption that higher charges can be painlessly met from profit margins was always suspect but is now exposed as a serious threat to recovery prospects.
- Yet his blithe rejection of free speech is a formula for tyranny.
- The clerks, as usual, were full of rude health, chatting with blithe disregard.
Synonyms heedless, uncaring, careless, casual, indifferent, thoughtless, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled nonchalant, cool, blasé, devil-may-care, irresponsible - 1.1literary Happy or carefree.
Example sentencesExamples - For such a blithe spirit, he certainly has a keen sense of the tragic.
- The pair play natives of that country - sweet, carefree adolescents whose blithe athleticism and pert demeanor are just a little cloying.
- On a sunny day its beer garden is a blithe place to rest over a pint of locally-brewed ale.
- For the reality is that my brother's life - all our lives - changed forever in 1974, when he was 22: blithe, blond, sunny, interested chiefly in the nirvana of sport.
- The blithe spirit of the students perhaps best symbolises the fair that has evolved over the years, pitting the youngsters against their best peers.
Synonyms 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
Origin Old English blīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blijde, also to bliss. Rhymes lithe, scythe, tithe, writhe Definition of blithe in US English: blitheadjective 1Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. a blithe disregard for the rules of the road Example sentencesExamples - The clerks, as usual, were full of rude health, chatting with blithe disregard.
- This is not a time for blithe exhortations and mindless sloganeering, nor hubris, nor sarcastic dismissals of the opinions of the other side, all of which is found in the poetry of both camps.
- Though he is famous for blithe dismissal of his elders, he was actually remarkably attentive to local history.
- In its blithe disregard for niceties the film ends up being a rather clever satire on the whole idea of normality.
- Yet his blithe rejection of free speech is a formula for tyranny.
- But he never scorned security with the blithe indifference of the radical ideologues who used him as an authority on the evils of welfare.
- Management don't know how bad the staff on the ground are, while ground staff parrot the official line with blithe indifference to the facts.
- The outrageousness of his action is matched only by the blithe indifference with which he apparently expects to carry it off.
- It was his record of blithe indifference to the magnitude of the challenge that helped lead us to vote for his opponent.
- For it is all over the Internet, in blithe disregard of copyright law, for any kid today to surf.
- The blithe assumption that higher charges can be painlessly met from profit margins was always suspect but is now exposed as a serious threat to recovery prospects.
- Something in that institution nurtures a blithe disregard for the facts.
- They want to see a more realistic attitude than the blithe assumption that cannabis inevitably leads to heroin.
- How do you strike the right balance between unnecessarily fostering fears and encouraging a blithe indifference to real and present dangers?
- Traffic changes are rammed through with apparently blithe indifference to issues affecting other elements of the transport system.
- ‘Good shots and loose shots,’ was his blithe description.
- After paying off more than $100,000 in invoices this morning with the nonchalant blithe flick of a wrist, why do I still have trouble paying my credit card bill?
- Plenty of modern film-makers have attempted to emulate the blithe barbarity that lent Ealing comedies their sharp aftertaste.
- Between the two extremes of dogmatic adherence and blithe indifference to the text of the Constitution lies a reasonable and legal resolution.
- So far as subjective intentions were concerned, the directors proceeded in blithe disregard of the existence of the articles.
Synonyms heedless, uncaring, careless, casual, indifferent, thoughtless, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled - 1.1literary Happy or joyous.
Example sentencesExamples - The pair play natives of that country - sweet, carefree adolescents whose blithe athleticism and pert demeanor are just a little cloying.
- The blithe spirit of the students perhaps best symbolises the fair that has evolved over the years, pitting the youngsters against their best peers.
- For such a blithe spirit, he certainly has a keen sense of the tragic.
- For the reality is that my brother's life - all our lives - changed forever in 1974, when he was 22: blithe, blond, sunny, interested chiefly in the nirvana of sport.
- On a sunny day its beer garden is a blithe place to rest over a pint of locally-brewed ale.
Synonyms happy, cheerful, cheery, light-hearted, jolly, merry, sunny, joyous, joyful, blissful, ecstatic, euphoric, elated, beatific, gladsome, mirthful
Origin Old English blīthe, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blijde, also to bliss. |