| 释义 |
blitheness|ˈblaɪðnɪs|
[OE. blíðnes, -nys: f. blíðe, blithe + -nes: see -ness.]
The state of being blithe; joyousness, cheeriness, merriness, happiness. (Orig. a synonym of bliss.)
c1000Sax. Leechd. III. 212 Wineard wyrcen blíðnysse líf ᵹetacnað. a1275Prov. Alfred in O.E. Misc. 105 He is one blisse ouer alle bliþnesse. c1374Chaucer Boeth. ii. iii. 37 Vnder the blyþenesse of people. 1578Gude & Godlie Ballates (1868) 109 Giue me the blyithnes & the blis Of my sweit Sauiour. 1647W. Browne Polex. ii. 177 Give over your teares, and put on againe your former blithenesse. 1725Ramsay Gent. Sheph. v. iii. What double blytheness wakens up this day. 1874Hardy Madding Crowd II. i. 14 Troy's blitheness might become aggressive. |