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Definition of Riant
1. Adjective. Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness. "Laughing children"
Definition of Riant
1. a. Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.
Definition of Riant
1. Adjective. When said of a person or a person's manner: mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted. ¹
2. Adjective. When said of place, landscape or view: having a pleasant appearance, looking bright or cheerful. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Riant
1. cheerful [adj] : RIANTLY [adv] - See also: cheerful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Riant
Literary usage of Riant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1898)
"... and that the defendant had a riant to call witnesses to show that the plaintiff
was intoxicated at that time. arate such facts from their connection ..."
2. The Seasons by Joseph Haydn (1839)
"... breathing is and vales lux - u - - riant spread the rich an - turn - nal feast!
350 and vales lux - u - - riant spread the rich au - turn - nal feast ! ..."