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In Ronald Reagan's case, he always bore with him this extraordinary ability to radiate confidence, optimism, clarity, a blitheness of spirit, in what other people saw as chaos. And after the 1970s, that was catnip.
Rick Perlstein

Meaning of "blitheness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLITHENESS

blitheness  [ˈblaɪðnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLITHENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blitheness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLITHENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blitheness in the English dictionary

The definition of blitheness in the dictionary is the state of being unconcerned about danger. Other definition of blitheness is joyfulness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLITHENESS


Agnes
ˈæɡnɪs
awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
business
ˈbɪznɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Denis
ˈdɛnɪs
Dennis
ˈdɛnɪs
deviousness
ˈdiːvɪəsnɪs
effectiveness
ɪˈfɛktɪvnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
goodness
ˈɡʊdnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
illness
ˈɪlnɪs
madness
ˈmædnɪs
penis
ˈpiːnɪs
smoothness
ˈsmuːðnɪs
tennis
ˈtɛnɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
tiredness
ˈtaɪədnɪs
Venice
ˈvɛnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLITHENESS

blister rust
blister-packed
blistered
blistering
blisteringly
blistery
BLit
blite
blithe
blithely
blither
blithering
blithesome
blithesomely
blithesomeness
BLitt
blitz
blitzed
blitzer
blitzkrieg

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLITHENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awesomeness
brand awareness
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
hoarseness
in the wilderness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of blitheness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «blitheness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLITHENESS

Find out the translation of blitheness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blitheness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blitheness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

blitheness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

blitheness
570 millions of speakers

English

blitheness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

blitheness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

blitheness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

blitheness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

blitheness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

blitheness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

blitheness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekasaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

heiterer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

陽気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

blitheness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blitheness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

blitheness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

blitheness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अस्पष्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

blitheness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giocondità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

blitheness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

blitheness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

blitheness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

blitheness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

blitheness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blitheness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blitheness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blitheness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLITHENESS»

The term «blitheness» is used very little and occupies the 166.596 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLITHENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «blitheness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «blitheness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blitheness

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QUOTES WITH «BLITHENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blitheness.
1
Rick Perlstein
In Ronald Reagan's case, he always bore with him this extraordinary ability to radiate confidence, optimism, clarity, a blitheness of spirit, in what other people saw as chaos. And after the 1970s, that was catnip.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLITHENESS»

Discover the use of blitheness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blitheness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hart Crane's Poetry: "Appollinaire Lived in Paris, I Live in ...
The religious spirit, as Hegel says, 'smiled through its tears,'” so “perfectly did the young Raphael infuse that Heiterkeit, that pa- gan blitheness, into religious works .” Pater adds, “But in proportion as the gift of smiling was found once more, ...
John T. Irwin, 2011
2
The Nation
from one celestial body, funshine may be the composite radiation of many bodies , or rather many souls, for blitheness is one of the most spiritual of all qualities. Sometimes these individual radiations of light and cheer combine—like the ...
3
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: ...
Goethe's problem " Can the blitheness and universality of the antique ideal be communicated to artistic productions which shall contain the fullness of the experience of the modern world ? * became Pater's problem, which he, essentially a ...
4
Library of the World's Best Literature
Certainly for us of the modern world, with its conflicting claims, its entangled interests, distracted by so many sorrows, so many preoccupations, so bewildering an experience, the problem of unity within ourselves, in blitheness and repose, ...
Charles Dudley Warner, 1897
5
Arts & Decoration
ITH his usual delicacy of insight, \Valter Pater said: “Breadth, centrality, with blitheness and repose are the marks of Hellenic culture. Is that culture a lost art?. . . .Can we bring down that ideal into the gaudy, perplexed light of modern life ?
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The Atlantic Monthly
In one passage he sums up a discussion by saying that Greek art and literature are characterized by 'breadth, centrality, blitheness, and repose.' Now I dare say this is true, if only we understand the words as Pater meant them. But, of course ...
7
The Atlantic
In one passage he sums up a discussion by saying that Greek art and literature are characterized by 'breadth, centrality, blitheness, and repose.' Now I dare say this is true, if only we understand the words as Pater meant them. But, of course ...
8
The Warner Library
Goethe's problem " Can the blitheness and universality of the antique ideal be communicated to artistic productions which shall contain the fullness of the experience of the modern world ? B became Pater's problem, which he, essentially a ...
Charles Dudley Warner, John William Cunliffe, Ashley Horace Thorndike, 1917
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Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern
Goethe's problem " Can the blitheness and universality of the antique ideal be communicated to artistic productions which shall contain the fullness of the experience of the modern world ? * became Pater's problem, which he, essentially a ...
Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, 1902
10
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern: A-Z
Goethe's problem " Can the blitheness and universality of the antique ideal be communicated to artistic productions which shall contain the fullness of the experience of the modern world ? " became Pater's problem, which he, essentially a ...
Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, 1897

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLITHENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blitheness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hugh MacDonald meets Henry Blofeld
... the prosecution of this case is Henry Calthorpe Blofeld, commentator, raconteur and a character whose innate blitheness of spirit would make ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
Jules Feiffer Never Loved His Illustrations For 'The Phantom Tollbooth'
Even so, he more than acquitted himself, infusing the drawings with a kind of coiled-spring energy and blitheness of spirit that perfectly suit ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
3
racing's deadliest crash haunts this 1956 Le Mans lap
But his blitheness is more than a little unsettling. At 5:11, Hawthorn makes an offhand reference to an accident from the year before. "It was just ... «RoadandTrack.com, Jun 15»
4
John Doyle: Hugh Laurie on Veep is brilliant, biting satire
There is also a blitheness to the satire that is rolling out so fast it is breathtaking. The scenes in which Selina had to find a new vice-president ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
5
Police In Mississippi Town Buy New Station, Cruisers With Funds …
But the sign also suggests a certain blitheness in the face of strong public criticism of civil asset forfeiture -- the legal tool that allows police to ... «Huffington Post, May 15»
6
Bye, bye driving
It was my first brush with the blitheness of the 1 per cent. That there was valet parking at her university struck my young, socialist heart as a ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
7
Georgian magic of old England on the BBC
So if Norrell is all uptightness and discomfort, then Strange must be all blitheness and charm? Yes and no. The relationship between the two ... «Herald Scotland, May 15»
8
You've Got to Read This: G. Willow Wilson's Superb Ms. Marvel …
Here's that bestie, from the twelfth issue, offering an Upworthy-perfect response to a pal that razzes him about Khan's blitheness: You've Got to ... «Village Voice, Apr 15»
9
A lucky leader in an unlucky time
... raising their game to address the British economy's emerging weaknesses, in which Mr Cameron's native blitheness may be starting to grate. «The Economist, Apr 15»
10
Why missing the playoffs may be the best thing for Boston
Look at the blitheness and calmness that the team staff have greeted rumours that their jobs are reportedly on the line if they don't make the ... «Stanley Cup of Chowder, Apr 15»

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