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Blithe vs Mindfulness - What's the difference?

blithe | mindfulness |

As an adjective blithe

is (dated or literary) happy, cheerful.

As a noun mindfulness is

awareness.

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.

    Derived terms

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    Related terms

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    mindfulness

    English

    (wikipedia mindfulness)

    Noun

    (-)
  • awareness
  • inclination to be mindful or aware
  • (as understood in Buddhism and psychology) paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally
  • * 2014 , Who, What, Why: What Is Mindfulness? , BBC
    • The Oxford English Dictionary "also notes that the term is 'in weakened use'. It's been diluted from its origins to now encompass all manner of meditation techniques, treatments for daily stress, even ways to lose weight."

    Antonyms

    * mindlessness