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Blithe vs Contented - What's the difference?

blithe | contented |

As adjectives the difference between blithe and contented

is that blithe is (dated or literary) happy, cheerful while contented is satisfied.

As a verb contented is

(content).

blithe

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (dated or literary) Happy, cheerful.
  • Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.
    • She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.

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    contented

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (content)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • satisfied
  • * 1795 , ISSN 0037-7333, volume 4, number 3, June 2010, page 72:
    • "I shall now die contented ," [Boswell] breathed, "since I have lived to see the present day."