ETYM AS. blîthe blithe, kind; akin to Goth. bleiths kind, Icel. blîthr mild, gentle, Dan. and Swed. blid gentle, Dutch blijd blithe, Old High Germ. blîdi kind, blithe.
1. Carefree and happy and lighthearted; SYN. blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome.
2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern.

1. Being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.
2. Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic; SYN. pollyannaish, upbeat.

Bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; SYN. gay, sunny.

1. Full of or showing high-spirited merriment; SYN. jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful.
2. Given to social pleasures often including dissipation.
3. Homosexual or arousing homosexual desires; SYN. queer, homophile.

Merry; gay; joyous.