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• blithe — [blaıð US blaıð, blaıθ] adj [: Old English;] 1.) seeming not to care or worry about the effects of what you do ▪ a blithe disregard for the facts 2.) literary happy and having no worries >blithely adv ▪ He seems blithely unaware of how much… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• blithe — [[t]blaɪð, blaɪθ[/t]] adj. blith•er, blith•est 1) lighthearted in disposition; cheerful 2) heedless: a blithe disregard for someone s feelings[/ex] • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME; OE blīthe; c. OHG blīdi, ON blīthr blithe′ful, adj. blithe′ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

• blithe — [[t]bla͟ɪð[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) You use blithe to indicate that something is done casually, without serious or careful thought. It does so with blithe disregard for best scientific practice. Derived words: blithely ADV ADV… …   English dictionary

• blithe — adjective 1) a blithe disregard for the rules Syn: casual, indifferent, unconcerned, unworried, untroubled, uncaring, careless, heedless, thoughtless; nonchalant, blasé Ant: thoughtful 2) literary …   Thesaurus of popular words

• blithe — adjective /blaɪð/ a) Happy, cheerful. She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States. b) Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern …   Wiktionary

• blithe — adjective 1 seeming not to care or worry about the effects of what you do: a blithe disregard for the facts 2 literary or old use cheerful and having no worries blithely adverb: Mollie strolled blithely into the yard …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• disregard — 1. verb Annie disregarded the remark Syn: ignore, take no notice of, pay no attention/heed to; overlook, turn a blind eye to, turn a deaf ear to, shut one s eyes to, gloss over, brush aside, shrug off; informal sneeze at See note at neglect Ant:… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• disregard — 1. verb Annie disregarded the remark Syn: ignore, take no notice of, pay no attention to, discount, overlook, turn a blind eye to, shut one s eyes to, gloss over, brush off/aside, shrug off Ant: heed 2. noun blithe disregard for the rules Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• disregard — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total, utter ▪ blatant, flagrant ▪ callous, cavalier, cynical …   Collocations dictionary

• blithe — adj. Blithe is used with these nouns: ↑disregard, ↑indifference …   Collocations dictionary

• Irish poetry — The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work… …   Wikipedia