Definition of blithely - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

emotionin a happy and carefree manner

She danced blithely in the sunshine..

carefree

merrily

carefreewithout care or concern for consequences

She blithely ignored the warning signs.

carelessly

heedlessly

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Origin of blithely

Old English, blīþe (joyous) + -ly (manner)

Examples of blithely in a sentence

The children played blithely in the garden.
He blithely walked into the meeting unprepared.
They blithely spent the day without a care in the world.

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French:joyeusement, avec insouciance, ...
German:fröhlich, unbekümmert, ...
Italian:allegramente, con leggerezza, ...
Spanish:alegremente, ...
Portuguese:alegremente, levianamente, ...
Chinese:无忧无虑地, 漫不经心地, ...
Japanese:楽しげに, 無頓着に, ...
Arabic:بِابْتِهَاج, بِلا مُبَالاة, ...
Hebrew:בְּעַלִּיזוּת, בְּחֹסֶר דְּאָגָה, ...
Russian:беззаботно, легкомысленно, ...
Ukrainian:радісно, легковажно, ...
Hindi:मौज में, निश्चिंतता से, ...
Bengali:আনন্দের সাথে, নির্বিকারভাবে, ...
Catalan:alegrement, alegrament, ...
Czech:bezstarostně, lehkomyslně, ...
Danish:gladeligt, bekymringsfrit, ...
Dutch:vrolijk, onbezorgd, ...
Greek:χαρούμενα, ανέμελα, ...
Hungarian:gondtalanul, könnyelműen, ...
Khmer:ដោយរីករាយឥតកង្វល់, ដោយមិនខ្វល់ពីផលវិបាក, ...
Korean:즐겁게, 무심코, ...
Persian:شادمانه, بدون توجه, ...
Polish:radośnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):alegremente, levianamente, ...
Romanian:fără griji, nepăsător, ...
Swedish:glatt, bekymmerslöst, ...
Thai:อย่างมีความสุข, อย่างไม่ใส่ใจ, ...
Turkish:neşeyle, umursamadan, ...
Vietnamese:vui vẻ, vô tư, ...

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