blither
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blither¹
- /ˈblɪðə/ UK
- /ˈblɪðəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪðə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
verb blithers · blithering · blithered
- To talk foolishly; to blather. Personality is what I am aiming at, not mere manners. That is not strong enough for a man who "blithers" as you do.
noun blithers
- Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this. He also knows if the work of the lyric poet be simply "stringin' blithers together, for fools to sing," that a very large percentage of the literary work of the world has been done in vain and this can by no means be admitted.
- A foolish person; a fool, an idiot. Indeed, it was Mr. Buck's private opinion that in the matter of plants and flowers Sir John and Lady Moulter were "a pair of old blithers."
blither²
- /blaɪðə/ UK
- /blaɪðəɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From blithe + -er (suffix forming the comparative forms of adjectives).
adjective
- comparative form of blithe: more blithe
