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• Blithe — (bl[imac][th]), a. [AS. bl[=i][eth]e blithe, kind; akin to Goth. blei[thorn]s kind, Icel. bl[=i][eth]r mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG. bl[=i]di kind, blithe.] Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gay — gayness, n. /gay/, adj., gayer, gayest, n., adv. adj. 1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music. 2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments. 3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season. 4 …   Universalium

• blithe´ness — blithe «blyTH, blyth», adjective. 1. happy and cheerful; gay: »Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert (Shelley). SYNONYM(S): joyous, merry, glad, pleased. 2. heedless. ╂[Old English blīthe joyous] – …   Useful english dictionary

• blithe´ly — blithe «blyTH, blyth», adjective. 1. happy and cheerful; gay: »Hail to thee, blithe spirit! Bird thou never wert (Shelley). SYNONYM(S): joyous, merry, glad, pleased. 2. heedless. ╂[Old English blīthe joyous] – …   Useful english dictionary

• Gay — (g[=a]), a. [Compar. {Gayer}; superl. {Gayest}.] [F. gai, perhaps fr. OHG. g?hi swift, rapid, G. g[ a]h, j[ a]h, steep, hasty; or cf. OHG. w?hi beatiful, good. Cf. {Jay}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Gay — f, m 1 (f., m.) English: from the vocabulary word meaning ‘blithe, cheerful’ (from Old French, of Germanic origin), chosen as a given name because of its well omened meaning (cf. HAPPY (SEE Happy) and MERRY (SEE Merry)). It was not used before… …   First names dictionary

• blithe — (adj.) O.E. bliþe joyous, kind, cheerful, pleasant, from P.Gmc. *blithiz gentle, kind (Cf. O.S. bliði bright, happy, M.Du. blide, Du. blijde, O.N. bliðr mild, gentle, O.H.G. blidi gay, friendly, Goth. bleiþs kind, friendly, merciful ). Rare si …   Etymology dictionary

• blithe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. gay, lighthearted, merry. See cheerfulness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gay, carefree, joyful, cheerful; see happy 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [BLITHE] cheerful and… …   English dictionary for students

• gay — Synonyms and related words: AC DC, abandoned, addled, alert, amphierotic, animate, animated, antic, autoerotic, beaming, beatific, beatified, beery, bemused, besotted, bisexed, bisexual, blessed, blind drunk, blissful, blithe, blithesome, boon,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• blithe — Synonyms and related words: beaming, blase, blissful, blithesome, boon, bright, bright and sunny, carefree, careless, casual, cheerful, cheery, chirk, chirpy, chirrupy, delighted, detached, elated, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exhilarated,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• blithe — adj 1. cheerful, gay, jocund, jolly, merry, gleeful, blithesome; happy, pleased, contented, glad; ecstatic, joyful, elated, joyous, rejoicing, exultant, jubilant, overjoyed; enthusiastic, animated, spirited, flushed, buoyant, frisky, skittish;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder