Meanings
adjectiveriante (comparative more riante, superlative most riante)
comparative more riante · superlative most riante
- archaicCheerful, agreeable (chiefly of a place, landscape etc.); pleasing to look at.First known use 18th c.
Of late, my Fanny, I have found this view too riante […].
1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 3351 more example
The city is antique but riante with broad promenades and trees.
1901, J. M. Hoppin, Great Epochs in Art History
Origin
- Frenchriante
- Englishriante
From French riante, feminine of riant (“smiling, laughing”). Compare riant.
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