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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · cheerful, merry, and... cheerful merry lighthearted jolly gay buoyant carefree jovial

Opposites

morose gloomy glum sullen

Word family

Derived forms blithesomelyblithesomeness

Related forms blithe blitheness

Etymology

From blithe + -some; blithe descends from Old English blīþe ('joyful, gentle'), from Proto-Germanic *blīþaz.

blīþe Old English

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Describing Qualities

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# 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

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