Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blithen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blithen
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make glad or blithe; gladden.

Transitive verb

verb

To become glad or blithe; gladden.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"When we entered the parlour, which had been so often blithened with the jocose spirit of its defunct mistress, we confess that our emotions were almost too great for our fortitude, […]"
"Let every life be content with its share Of dew, and sunshine, and blithening air."
"The villages blithened when he came; […]"

Etymology

From blithe + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: blithe

Usage

Inflected Forms

blithens (present, singular) blithening (participle, present) blithened (participle, past) blithened (past)

Questions

What does blithen mean?: To make glad or blithe; gladden.
Where does blithen come from?: From blithe + -en.

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