rianteadj.

Brit.

/riːˈɒ̃t/, U.S.

/riˈɑnt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French riante.

Etymology: < French riante, feminine of riant riant adj.Perhaps never fully naturalized in English. The reason for the use of the French feminine form is unclear in the majority of the English examples.

Now rare.

= riant adj. 2.

ΚΠ

1792 C. Smith Desmond III. 154 Of late..I have found this view too riante.

1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. I. i. 9 Pretty market-gardens.., and shining glass-houses, give the suburbs a riante and cheerful look.

1862 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 307/1 The descent finished, we entered the riante valley of Kanzeroon.

1875 T. Yelverton Teresina in Amer. I. xix. 227 Great eagles were sweeping through the glittering haze of the sunset, and so brilliantly riante was the splendour of the whole scene, that it was hard to believe..that strife, misery, and carnage had so lately been rife in that lovely valley.

1901 J. M. Hoppin Great Epochs in Art Hist. 179 The city is antique but riante with broad promenades and trees.

1925 R. M. Lovett Edith Wharton iii. 31 These rapid sketches revived the memory of the pleasant, riante countryside with its homely villages and noble monuments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riante
释义	rianteadj. Brit. /riːˈɒ̃t/, U.S. /riˈɑnt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French riante. Etymology: < French riante, feminine of riant riant adj.Perhaps never fully naturalized in English. The reason for the use of the French feminine form is unclear in the majority of the English examples. Now rare. = riant adj. 2. ΚΠ 1792 C. Smith Desmond III. 154 Of late..I have found this view too riante. 1843 W. M. Thackeray Irish Sketch-bk. I. i. 9 Pretty market-gardens.., and shining glass-houses, give the suburbs a riante and cheerful look. 1862 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 307/1 The descent finished, we entered the riante valley of Kanzeroon. 1875 T. Yelverton Teresina in Amer. I. xix. 227 Great eagles were sweeping through the glittering haze of the sunset, and so brilliantly riante was the splendour of the whole scene, that it was hard to believe..that strife, misery, and carnage had so lately been rife in that lovely valley. 1901 J. M. Hoppin Great Epochs in Art Hist. 179 The city is antique but riante with broad promenades and trees. 1925 R. M. Lovett Edith Wharton iii. 31 These rapid sketches revived the memory of the pleasant, riante countryside with its homely villages and noble monuments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1792
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