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blithe

/bˈlaɪð/BLYTH
/bˈlaɪð/BLYTH

Meaningto shine

Common meaning: cheerful and carefree

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishblican‘to shine’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishblithesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto shine → cheerful and carefreeblithe‘cheerful and carefree’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English blican ‘to shine’.

Roots

  • blican Old English “to shine”

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