blither
Plural: blithers
Verb
Verb Forms: blithered, blithering, blithers
- To talk foolishly or excessively; to blather.
- to talk foolishly
- To talk foolishly; to blather.
Adjective Satellite
- lacking or showing a lack of due concern
- carefree and happy and lighthearted
Noun
- Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
- A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.
Adj
- comparative form of blithe: more blithe
Examples
- Some players blither on about their strategy, giving away all their future moves in Scrabble.
Origin / Etymology
The verb is a variant of blether (Northern England, Scotland), blather (“to say (something foolish or nonsensical); to say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way; to babble (something); to talk rapidly without making much sense; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Middle English bloderen, blotheren (“to babble; to cry loudly, blubber”), from Old Norse blaðra (“to talk foolishly or inarticulately”), from blaðr (“nonsense”); further etymology uncertain.
The noun is a variant of blether, blather (“foolish or nonsensical talk”), either from blether, blather (verb), or from Old Norse blaðr (“nonsense”): see above.
Synonyms
babble, blather, blether, blithe, blithesome, light-hearted, lighthearted, lightsome, smatter, Charlie, Homer Simpson, alcatote, arsehole, asshat, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blither, bobchin, bonehead, bozo, brickhead, buffoon, chowderhead, chucklehead, chump, clart, clown, der-brain, dill pickle, dim bulb, dingleberry, dipshit, dipstick, dirtbrain, div, divvo, divvy, dolt, donk, doodle, doofus, dope, dork, dote, dotterel, dullard, dumb fuck, dumbass, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, dupe, fathead, fenderhead, fiddle, fuckwit, fuzznut, geck, gig, gink, goober, gooseberry, gowk, gubbins, gump, ha'p'orth, ignoramus, imbecile, jamoke, jerk, jerkoff, jolterhead, jolthead, juggins, jughead, knucklehead, lamebrain, mameluke (US (Italian-American), maroon, meathead, mong, moron, mug, muggins, mushhead, nimrod, nincompoop, nit, nitwit, not the sharpest knife in the drawer, numps, numpty, numskull, nupson, oaf, pillock, pinhead, plonker, prat, retard, schmo, schmuck, shit for brains, shithead, shitwit, slang), snapperhead, softhead, sot, stupid, sucker, thickhead, tonto, tool, tosser, tosspot, twat, twerp, twit, wally, wantwit, wazzock, yampy
Scrabble Score: 12
blither: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordblither: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blither: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary