a. (rī"dent)
[L. ridens, p. pr. of ridere to laugh.]
Laughing. [R.] Thackeray.
rident
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a. (rī"dent)
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(RYD-uhnt)
adjective
Laughing; cheerful.
Etymology
From Latin ridere (to laugh) which is also the source of ridiculous, deride, and risible.]
"Mamma was gracious and happy. Hetty was radiant and rident." — William Makepeace Thackeray; The Virginians; 1859.
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