blither

Meaning

Verb

To talk foolishly; to blather.

Noun

1. (UK, dialectal, informal, uncountable) Foolish or nonsensical talk; blather; (countable) an instance of this.
2. (broadly, countable, dated, derogatory) A foolish person; a fool, an idiot.

Adj

comparative form of blithe: more blithe

blithe

1. Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
2. (Scotland) Cheerful, happy.

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Synonyms

blather

blether

babble

smatter

rave

Translations

اهذ

Dummschwätzer

πολυλογώ

papoter

baratineur

blaterare

cianciare

ciarlare

sfringuellare

taccolare

vermaken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/blaɪðɚ/

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.