riant

English

Etymology

From French riant.

Adjective

riant (comparative more riant, superlative most riant)

  1. When said of a person or a person's manner: mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
  2. When said of place, landscape or view: having a pleasant appearance, looking bright or cheerful.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁjɑ̃/
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Verb

riant

  1. present participle of rire

Adjective

riant (feminine singular riante, masculine plural riants, feminine plural riantes)

  1. laughing (in the process of laughing)

See also

Anagrams

Further reading

Old French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈãnt/

Verb

riant

  1. present participle of rire

Adjective

riant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riant)

  1. laughing
  2. (by extension) joyous; happy

Declension

Welsh

Noun

riant

  1. Soft mutation of rhiant.
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