Follow @definr for a new word every day. Coming in 2010.
Thanks to Gabe Anzelini for the @definr Twitter account.
blithe (http://definr.com/blithe)
adj 1: lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with blithe
ignorance of the true situation"
2: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her
blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her
lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome
heart" [syn: blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome]
Barnum, ever the brilliant manipulator of people, devised an "exit strategy" to help him keep the turnstiles going. On the rear exit door he painted the words, "This Way To The Egress!" in bold letters. His customers were not all sufficiently sophisticated to appreciate that the word "Egress" meant exit. So, Barnum's customers blithely passed through the door hoping to see the exotic, three-headed Egress that they were sure lurked on the other side.
-- Regulating Technology: This way to the egress! - MRT Magazine
Send your Definr Word of the Day suggestions to cvonkleist at gmail dot com.