riant
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of riant
First recorded in 1560–70; from French, “smiling, laughing,” adjective use of present participle of rire “to laugh,” from Latin rīdēre; see rident ( def. ), -ant
Example Sentences
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She was so riant and chic and trim; He was so shaggy, unkempt and grim.
From Ballads of a Bohemian by Robert W. (Robert William) Service
Everything is riant, stirring, singing, in the world that I behold from my balcony.
From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Armando Palacio Vald?s
Here in the riant and overflowing opulence of July, time without love's companionship was time wasted.
From Rose of Dutcher's Coolly by Hamlin Garland
This is music of blithe and captivating allurement, of grave or riant tenderness, of compelling fascination; and in it, the word and the tone are ideally mated.
From Edward MacDowell by Lawrence Gilman
It is what the French call un paysage riant, and I assure you, it does more than smile these lovely June mornings.
From A Hilltop on the Marne Being Letters Written June 3-September 8, 1914 by Mildred Aldrich
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