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Definition of Blitheness
1. Noun. A feeling of spontaneous good spirits. "His cheerfulness made everyone feel better"
Generic synonyms: Happiness
Specialized synonyms: Buoyancy, Perkiness, Carefreeness, Insouciance, Lightheartedness, Lightsomeness
Derivative terms: Cheerful, Cheerful
Antonyms: Cheerlessness
Definition of Blitheness
1. n. The state of being blithe.
Definition of Blitheness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being blithe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blitheness
Literary usage of Blitheness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"Goethe's problem " Can the blitheness and universality of the antique ideal be
communicated to artistic productions which shall contain the fullness of the ..."
2. Shelburne Essays by Paul Elmer More (1913)
"Blithe is one of his favourite words, and those who knew him well speak of a
certain blitheness— "blitheness and repose" — in his manner; yet withal the ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1897)
"... the direct products of their idea of the holiness of family life, which seemed
to him a better thing than the more famed Greek “blitheness” of old, ..."
4. The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry by Walter Pater (1888)
"... centrality, with blitheness and repose, are the marks of Hellenic culture.
Is that culture a lost art ? The local, accidental colouring of its own age ..."
5. The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry by Walter Pater (1899)
"... centrality, with blitheness and repose, are the marks of Hellenic culture.
Is that culture a lost art ? The local, accidental colouring of its own age ..."
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