All 3 Uses of
blithe
in
A Christmas Carol
- So surely as they raised their voices, the old man got quite blithe and loud; and so surely as they stopped, his vigour sank again.
Chpt 3blithe = carefree and happy
- He looked so irresistibly pleasant, in a word, that three or four good-humoured fellows said, "Good morning, sir! A merry Christmas to you!" And Scrooge said often afterwards, that of all the blithe sounds he had ever heard, those were the blithest in his ears.
Chpt 5 *
- And Scrooge said often afterwards, that of all the blithe sounds he had ever heard, those were the blithest in his ears.
Chpt 5blithest = most carefree and happy
Definition:
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(blithe) carefree and happy -- often unaware of or ignoring something that should be of concern