blithesome

[ blahyth-suhm, blahyth- ]

adjective

1. lighthearted; merry; cheerful:

   a blithesome nature.

blithesome

/ ˈblaɪðsəm /

adjective

1. literary.
   cheery; merry

Derived Forms

• ˈblithesomely, adverb
• ˈblithesomeness, noun

Other Words From

• blithesome·ly adverb
• blithesome·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blithesome¹

First recorded in 1715–25; blithe + -some ¹

Example Sentences

It is not long since the old and the young were to be seen together in the blithesome dance and the merry play.

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To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.

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But when the far-off dust cloud To plaided legions grew, Full tenderly and blithesomely The pipes of rescue blew!

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This is the keynote of the Century—song, blithesome and gay as the birds, solemn and harmonious as the organ tones that accord so well with the great Latin hymns—everywhere song.

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My heart with happiness thou fillest, I seem again to be a boy Watching thee, gay, blithesome lover, O'er the bending grass-tops hover, Quivering thy wings for joy.

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