blithesomeness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˈblaɪðsəmnəs/ UK /ˈblaɪðsəmnəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being cheerful and carefree

    There was a blithesomeness in her step that lifted the whole room.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of being... cheerfulnessmerrimentgaietylightheartednessjovialitybuoyancy
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Etymology

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

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