USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

ART AND CULTURE OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does blithe mean?
A
disagreement between two lovers
B
agreement among supporters
C
showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper
D
writing a proper sentence with correct usage of capitalization, punctuation and grammar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -blithe / blī[voicedth]; blī[unvoicedth]/ • adj. showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper: a blithe disregard for the rules of the road. ∎ happy or joyous: a blithe seaside comedy. DERIVATIVES: blithe·ly adv. blithe·ness n.

Detailed explanation-2: -: lacking due thought or consideration : casual, heedless. blithe unconcern. a blithe disregard for the rights of others. : of a happy lighthearted character or disposition. a blithe spirit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Blithe means to show casual and cheerful indifference; uncaring.

Detailed explanation-4: -adjectivebuoyant, light, or lively in nature. animated. blithe. bouncy. cheerful.

Detailed explanation-5: -cheerful-The word ‘cheerful’ means ‘noticeably happy and optimistic’. This has the exact same meaning to the given word ‘blithe’. So, it is the correct option. Hence, by the process of elimination, we find out that the synonym of ‘blithe’ is ‘cheerful’.

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