different between blite vs blithe

English

Etymology

From Latin blitum.

Pronunciation

• enPR: bl?t, IPA^(key): /bla?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Homophone: blight

Noun

blite (plural blites)

1. The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
2. Any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium.
3. Any of various plants in the genus Atriplex.

References

• blite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Amaranthus blitum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Chenopodium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Atriplex on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Irish

Verb

blite

1. past participle of bligh (“milk”, verb)

Noun

blite m sg

1. genitive singular of bleán

Mutation

Further reading

• "blite" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.

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