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Blithe vs Delightful - What's the difference?

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Blithe is a related term of delightful.


As adjectives the difference between blithe and delightful

is that blithe is (dated or literary) happy, cheerful while delightful is pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.

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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    delightful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * delightfull (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pleasant; pleasing, bringing satisfaction, enjoyment or pleasure.
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  • *:An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.