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Webster 1913 Edition
Riant
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Riˊant′
,Adj.
[F.
riant
, p. pr. of rire
to laugh, L. ridere
.] Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.
In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light and
riant
. Burke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Riant
RI'ANT
,Adj.
Definition 2025
riant
riant
English
Adjective
riant (comparative more riant, superlative most riant)
- When said of a person or a person's manner: mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
- When said of place, landscape or view: having a pleasant appearance, looking bright or cheerful.
French
Pronunciation
Verb
riant
- present participle of rire
Adjective
riant m (feminine singular riante, masculine plural riants, feminine plural riantes)
- laughing (in the process of laughing)
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Old French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri.ãnt/
Verb
riant
- present participle of rire
Adjective
riant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riant)
Declension
Declension of riant
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | rianz | riant | riant |
| Oblique | riant | riant | riant | |
| Plural | Subject | riant | rianz | riant |
| Oblique | rianz | rianz | riant |