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riant, a.
(ˈraɪənt, ‖ rjɑ̃)
Also rarely riante |rjɑ̃t|.
[a. F. riant masc., riante fem., pres. pple. of rire:—L. rīdēre to laugh: cf. rident a.]
Smiling, mirthful, cheerful, gay. a. Of persons, their dispositions, actions, etc.
1567Paynell tr. Treas. Amadis 276 What an evill is it to be depryved of all the goodnesse that I receyved of hir riant and laughing eye.
1827Carlyle Germ. Rom. I. 13 Whatever bordered upon awe or horror, his riant fancy rejected with aversion. 1867― E. Irving 206 He was jovial, riant, jocose rather than serious. 1897Gunter Don Balasco ii. 28 A girl of..dancing, riant blue eyes, and exquisite figure.
b. Of landscapes, places, etc.
α1720Pope Iliad xviii. On Shield of Achilles ix, There is something inexpressibly riant in this Piece, above all the rest. 1760Gray Let. Wks. 1884 III. 24 The Vale [is] as riant, as rich, and as well cultivated. 1792A. Young Trav. France 149 A pretty riant landskip of the river doubling through the vale. 1860Gosse Rom. Nat. Hist. 178 Choice plants..were there in wild and riant luxuriance. 1892A. Heales Archit. Ch. Denmark 2 These together present a singularly bright, riant impression.
β1792C. Smith Desmond II. 173 (Stanf.), Of late..I have found this view too riante. 1843Thackeray Irish Sk.-bk. I. 9 Pretty market-gardens.., and shining glass-houses, give the suburbs a riante and cheerful look.
Hence ˈriantly adv.
1897Gunter Susan Turnbull xxiii. 303 ‘Then you will all have to keep me company,’ says Miss Naughty, riantly. |