Etymology

riante

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Today it means: Cheerful, agreeable (chiefly of a place, landscape etc.); pleasing to look at. Full definition →

First used 18th c.French riante
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromriante
  2. English todayriante

From French riante, feminine of riant (“smiling, laughing”). Compare riant.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Cheerful, agreeable (chiefly of a place, landscape etc.); pleasing to look at.

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