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Verb: blither  bli-dhu(r)
Usage: informal
  1. To talk foolishly
    "The two women blithered and crooned at the baby";
    - babble, blather, smatter [rare], blether [UK, dialect], blatter [informal]
Adjective: blithe (blither,blithest)  blIth or blIdh [N. Amer], blIdh [Brit]
  1. Carefree and happy; not serious
    "was loved for her blithe spirit";
    - blithesome [archaic], lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted, playful, unserious
     
  2. Lacking or showing a lack of due concern
    "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"

Derived forms: blithering, blithers, blithered

See also: cheerful, unconcerned

Type of: blab [informal], blabber [informal], chatter, clack [informal], gabble, gibber, jibber-jabber, maunder, palaver [informal], piffle [informal], prate, prattle, rabbit [Brit, informal], tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle [informal], twattle [UK, dialect], vapor [US], vapour [Brit, Cdn], witter [Brit, informal], yabber [informal], yatter [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Blithe