different between airy vs blithe

English

Etymology

air +? -y

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /????.i/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /????.i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Adjective

airy (comparative airier, superlative airiest)

1. Consisting of air.

   an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies

2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; aerial.

   an airy flight

3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.

   an airy situation

4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material; airlike.
5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful.

   airy music

6. Not based on reality; having no solid foundation

   Synonyms: empty, trifling, visionary
7. light-hearted; vivacious

   Synonyms: sprightly, flippant, superficial

8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting on airs; affectedly grand.
9. (painting) Having the light and aerial tints true to nature.
10. (of a room or building) Spacious, well lit, well ventilated.

Synonyms

• (consisting of air): aereous
• (resembling air): aereous; See also Thesaurus:insubstantial or Thesaurus:gaseous
• (relating to the spirit or soul): ethereal
• (not based on reality): empty, trifling, visionary
• (light-hearted; vivacious): flippant, sprightly, superficial; See also Thesaurus:active or Thesaurus:carefree
• (having an affected manner): See also Thesaurus:arrogant

Translations

Anagrams

• Iyar, Riya, Yair, yari

English

Etymology

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”) [and other forms], from Old English bl?þe (“glad, happy, joyful; gentle, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *bl?þ?, from Proto-Germanic *bl?þiz (“friendly; gentle, mild; pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?l?- (“fine; light; pleasant”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?el- (“shiny; white”). Doublet of bliss.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /bla?ð/, /bla??/
• Rhymes: -a?ð, -a??

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

1. Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern.
2. (chiefly Scotland, elsewhere dated or literary) Cheerful, happy.

Derived terms

Related terms

• bliss

Translations

References

Further reading

• blithe (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• thible

Scots

Etymology

From Middle English blithe, from Old English bl?þe, from Proto-West Germanic *bl?þ?, from Proto-Germanic *bl?þiz. Cognate with Danish blid, Dutch blij, Icelandic blíður. Compare bliss.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bla?ð/
• Rhymes: -a?ð

Adjective

blithe (comparative blither, superlative blithest)

1. Happy