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as in merry
indicative of or marked by high spirits or good humor a blithesome and silly joke among old friends

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blithesome
Adjective
  • Available in both a cheerful yellow daffodil and a muted pastel lavender, this handbag can add a vibrant statement to your outfit or a subtle pop of color.
    Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Plant was putting them through a cheerful endurance test, but the filmmakers were used to the hunt.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Now Quentin and his merry band of murderous gays are dead by her hand, presumably leaving Greg to enjoy an undivided inheritance of $500 million.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
  • In the Hollywood version, Julie Andrews plays the adorable Maria opposite Christopher Plummer’s dashing captain, leading their merry band of children out of Austria on the cusp of the Second World War.
    Vogue, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The pressure, the this, the that, bright lights, nothing.
    Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
  • In this case, bright, sensitive 10-year-old Chuang (Wang Shang) feels unwanted in multiple households.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The same jolly collection also returns to the Top Streaming Albums chart for another year.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Winter break is a jolly time of the year for many children.
    Holly Garcia, Parents, 31 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Last week, Trump struck an optimistic note about Saudi-Israel normalization, claiming Riyadh wasn’t demanding an independent Palestinian state in return.
    Abbas Al Lawati, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Despite record-setting fundraising and an optimistic message about efforts to get voters to the polls in 2024, voter turnout in heavily Democratic Mecklenburg once again trailed the rest of North Carolina as Democrats failed to flip the battleground state for presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The festive parade saw the 26-year-old quarterback — along with Mickey — waving to fans lining the streets of the Happiest Place on Earth.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Dump contents into a festive glass and pack in as much more ice as will fit.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Blithesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blithesome. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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