Blithe vs Jovial - What's the difference?
blithe | jovial | Synonyms |
(dated or literary) Happy, cheerful.
Indifferent, careless, showing a lack of concern.
(obsolete) Pertaining to Jove or Zeus; Jovian.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the planet Jupiter; Jovian.
(astrology, obsolete) Under the influence of the planet Jupiter (considered a source of happiness).
Merry; cheerful and good-humored.
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As adjectives the difference between blithe and jovial
is that blithe is dated or literary Happy, cheerful while jovial is pertaining to Jove or Zeus; Jovian.blithe
English
Adjective
(er)- She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.
Derived terms
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English
Adjective
(en adjective)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=“[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial —thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”}}
