rident
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of rident
1600–10; < Latin rīdent- (stem of rīdēns, present participle of rīdēre to laugh); see -ent
Example Sentences
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Apparet divum numen sedesque quietae quas neque concutiunt venti nec nubila nimbis aspergunt neque nix acri concreta pruina 20 cana cadens violat semperque innubilus aether integit, et large diffuso lumine rident.
From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.
Permeo terras, ubi nuda rupes Saxeas miscet nebulis ruinas, Torva ubi rident steriles coloni Rura labores.
From Dr. Johnson's Works: Life, Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes by Johnson, Samuel
Permeo terras, ubi nuda rupes Saxeas miscet nebulis ruinas, Torva ubi rident steriles coloni Rura labores.
From Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson by Morley, Henry
Permeo terras, ubi nuda rupes Saxeas miscet nebulis ruinas, Torva ubi rident steriles coloni Rura labores.
From Life of Johnson, Volume 5 Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into North Wales (1774) by Boswell, James
It may be graphic, mimetic or merely rident.
From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose
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