blithesome C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈblaɪðsəm/ UK /ˈblaɪðsəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj cheerful, merry, and lighthearted A blithesome tune drifted from the open tavern door. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · cheerful, merry, and... cheerfulmerrylightheartedjollygaybuoyantcarefreejovial ↔ Opposites morosegloomyglumsullen Word family Derived forms blithesomelyblithesomeness Related forms blitheblitheness Etymology AI details From blithe + -some; blithe descends from Old English blīþe ('joyful, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *blīþaz. blīþe Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blithesome **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈblaɪðsəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈblaɪðsəm/ ## Meanings 1. cheerful, merry, and lighthearted ## Examples - A blithesome tune drifted from the open tavern door. ## Synonyms - cheerful - merry - lighthearted - jolly - gay - buoyant - carefree - jovial ## Antonyms - morose - gloomy - glum - sullen ## Derived Forms - blithesomely - blithesomeness ## Related Forms - blithe - blitheness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: blīþe ## Etymology From blithe + -some; blithe descends from Old English blīþe ('joyful, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *blīþaz. ## AI Etymology Blithesome is from blithe + -some; blithe descends from Old English blīþe ('joyful, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *blīþaz. Important recorded forms include blīþe (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers cheerful, merry, and lighthearted. The wider family includes derived forms such as blithesomely and blithesomeness and related words such as blithe and blitheness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown