riant

 
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riant

  ('ənt, rē'-, rē-äN') pronunciation
adj.

Cheerful; mirthful.

[French, present participle of rire, to laugh, from Old French, from Latin rīdēre.]


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
  Synonym: laughing


 
 

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