riant

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adjective

Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.

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laughinghappy
OriginFrench riant →
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Meanings

adjectiveriant (comparative more riant, superlative most riant)

comparative more riant · superlative most riant

  1. Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
  2. Of a place, landscape or view: having a pleasant appearance, looking bright or cheerful.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshowing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

Similar
laughinghappy
Also see
laughing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchriant
  2. Englishriant

From French riant.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

riant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riant

MLA

“riant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “riant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/riant.

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