† hilaireadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Gay, cheerful.
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the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective]
blithe971
gladOE
blithemod1065
jollya1350
well begonea1425
well-cheered1435
hearty1440
cheery1448
cheerfula1477
chereful1486
unsweera1500
cheerly1565
riant1567
hilaire1575
light-spirited1581
undistempered1589
comfortablea1593
well-humoured1600
good-humoured1604
rident1609
hoddy1664
chicket1682
mellow1711
blithesome1724
in spirits1747
winsome1787
hilarious1823
resilient1830
blithe-hearted1848
cheero1903
bucked1907
cheerio1918
1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 7 To sum scho is hylair.
1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 3v With hylair vult, and fassoun richt famous.
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adj.1575