Synonyms for blithesome

Most common

gay · glad · cheerful · blithe

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Adjective

Antonyms

sad, cheerless, saturnine

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Happy or spriteful; carefree.

Example sentences

• gay He came out to me as gay when he was 15 years old.
• glad First of all, let me say how glad I am to be here.
• cheerful She is loved by everybody because she is cheerful.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

gay¹

4 letters

glad¹

5 letters

happy², merry², jolly²

6 letters

bright¹, lively², joyful², joyous², mellow², cheery², elated³, jovial³, blithe¹, jocund

7 letters

buoyant², winsome²

8 letters

cheerful², euphoric³, gladsome

9 letters

lightsome

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (happy² = 2 syllables).