Blithe and Rousing

adjective

• Lacking or showing a lack of due concern.
  • usage: "spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation"
• Carefree and happy and lighthearted.
  • usage: "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
  • synonyms: blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome, light-hearted

• Anglo-Saxon: Form of Blythe - joyous
• English: Form of Blythe. Joyous

noun

• The act of arousing.
  • usage: "the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions"
  • synonyms: arousal

verb

• Become active.
  • usage: "He finally bestirred himself"
  • synonyms: bestir, rouse
• Force or drive out.
  • usage: "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A. M."
  • synonyms: rout out, drive out, force out, rouse
• Cause to be agitated, excited, or roused.
  • usage: "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
  • synonyms: agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up
• Cause to become awake or conscious.
  • usage: "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  • synonyms: awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

adjective

• Capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement.
  • usage: "a rousing sermon"; "stirring events such as wars and rescues"
  • synonyms: stirring
• Rousing to activity or heightened action as by spurring or goading.
  • usage: "tossed a rousing political comment into the conversation"

• (a.) Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a rousing lie.
• (a.) Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.
• (p.pr.&vb.n.) of Rouse.