riantadj.

Brit.

/riːˈɒ̃/,

/ˈrʌɪənt/, U.S.

/riˈɑnt/,

/ˈraɪənt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French riant.

Etymology: < French riant smiling, laughing, cheerful (c1100 in Old French), pleasant to look at (13th cent.), use as adjective of present participle of rire to laugh < classical Latin rīdēre to laugh (see rident adj.). Compare riante adj., rident adj.

1. Of a person or a person's disposition, actions, etc.: smiling, mirthful, cheerful, light-hearted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective]

blithe971

gladOE

blithemod1065

jollya1350

well begonea1425

well-cheered1435

hearty1440

cheery1448

cheerfula1477

chereful1486

unsweera1500

cheerly1565

riant1567

hilaire1575

light-spirited1581

undistempered1589

comfortablea1593

well-humoured1600

good-humoured1604

rident1609

hoddy1664

chicket1682

mellow1711

blithesome1724

in spirits1747

winsome1787

hilarious1823

resilient1830

blithe-hearted1848

cheero1903

bucked1907

cheerio1918

1567 T. Paynell tr. Amadis de Gaula 276 What an evill is it to be depryved of all the goodnesse that I receyved of hir riant and laughing eye.

1827 T. Carlyle Musæus in German Romance I. 13 Whatever bordered upon awe or horror, his riant fancy rejected with aversion.

1867 T. Carlyle E. Irving 206 He was jovial, riant, jocose rather than serious.

1897 A. C. Gunter Don Balasco ii. 28 A girl of..dancing, riant blue eyes, and exquisite figure.

1923 J. K. Spencer Friar in Fiction 45 The mocking, riant, yet sometimes serious, sometimes almost holy face of Friar Rabelais peeps from the pages of Gargantua and Pantagruel.

1998 Denver Post (Nexis) 26 Apr. w1 If grandpa was riant, extra butter was used for sauteing the doubled portions of garlic and onions. On crabbed days, a pinch of salt might only be a quarter teaspoon.

2. Of a thing, esp. a landscape, place, etc.: having a pleasant aspect, agreeable to the sight, looking bright or cheerful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheering or suggestive of cheerfulness

comfortative1377

comfortive1377

cheerfula1440

comfortablec1460

cheering1549

sunny1565

sunshine1594

heartsome1596

sprightly1598

livening1605

brightening1642

exhilarating1644

encheering1652

cheery1655

spiriting1671

sunshiny1686

riant1720

sonsy1721

genial1747

cheerfulizing1840

cheer-up1846

enlivening1862

exhilarative1864

exhilarant1866

exhilaratory1871

heartening1895

1720 A. Pope Observ. Shield of Achilles in tr. Homer Iliad V. xviii. 49 There is something inexpressibly riant in this Piece, above all the rest.

1760 T. Gray Let. 23 Jan. (1971) II. 656 The Vale [is] as riant, as rich, & as well cultivated.

1789 A. Young Jrnl. 29 July in Trav. France (1792) i. 149 A pretty riant landskip of the river doubling through the vale.

1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 178 Choice plants..were there in wild and riant luxuriance.

1892 A. Heales Archit. Churches Denmark 2 These together present a singularly bright, riant impression.

1914 S. G. W. Benjamin Life & Adventures Free Lance x. 257 Much as I love sunshine, blue skies, and riant landscapes clothed with verdure, there is also another quite as pronounced a side of my nature, which shows my northern blood.

1987 M. Butler August & Rab vi. 51 That part of the island, which seemed to us more riant and less frowned on by mountains.

Derivatives

ˈriantly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb]

gladlyc900

blithec1000

merryOE

blithelyc1175

cheerly1546

cheerily1559

cheerfully1560

heartsomely1637

genially1751

good-humouredly1753

smilingly1806

sunnily1817

riantly1821

sunnily1828

blithesomely1858

blithefully1864

1821 Retrosp. Rev. 3 122 He is, in consequence, learnedly humorous and not naturally witty—gravely jocose and not riantly playful.

1862 Harper's Mag. Mar. 471/1 I flew straight to the ‘prophet's chamber’, blushing riantly, I own, as I crossed its threshold.

1897 A. C. Gunter Susan Turnbull xxiii. 303 ‘Then you will all have to keep me company,’ says Miss Naughty, riantly.

1904 A. C. Gunter My Japanese Prince ii. vi. 163 Then I affect a playful dread and plead riantly: ‘You don't suppose they'll shoot me for fresh lamb, do you?’

1927 H. Miller Moloch (1993) vii. 111 That day its broad thoroughfare was thronged with cheering, smiling crowds; flags fluttered riantly, bands played.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riant
释义	riantadj. Brit. /riːˈɒ̃/, /ˈrʌɪənt/, U.S. /riˈɑnt/, /ˈraɪənt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French riant. Etymology: < French riant smiling, laughing, cheerful (c1100 in Old French), pleasant to look at (13th cent.), use as adjective of present participle of rire to laugh < classical Latin rīdēre to laugh (see rident adj.). Compare riante adj., rident adj. 1. Of a person or a person's disposition, actions, etc.: smiling, mirthful, cheerful, light-hearted. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] blithe971 gladOE blithemod1065 jollya1350 well begonea1425 well-cheered1435 hearty1440 cheery1448 cheerfula1477 chereful1486 unsweera1500 cheerly1565 riant1567 hilaire1575 light-spirited1581 undistempered1589 comfortablea1593 well-humoured1600 good-humoured1604 rident1609 hoddy1664 chicket1682 mellow1711 blithesome1724 in spirits1747 winsome1787 hilarious1823 resilient1830 blithe-hearted1848 cheero1903 bucked1907 cheerio1918 1567 T. Paynell tr. Amadis de Gaula 276 What an evill is it to be depryved of all the goodnesse that I receyved of hir riant and laughing eye. 1827 T. Carlyle Musæus in German Romance I. 13 Whatever bordered upon awe or horror, his riant fancy rejected with aversion. 1867 T. Carlyle E. Irving 206 He was jovial, riant, jocose rather than serious. 1897 A. C. Gunter Don Balasco ii. 28 A girl of..dancing, riant blue eyes, and exquisite figure. 1923 J. K. Spencer Friar in Fiction 45 The mocking, riant, yet sometimes serious, sometimes almost holy face of Friar Rabelais peeps from the pages of Gargantua and Pantagruel. 1998 Denver Post (Nexis) 26 Apr. w1 If grandpa was riant, extra butter was used for sauteing the doubled portions of garlic and onions. On crabbed days, a pinch of salt might only be a quarter teaspoon. 2. Of a thing, esp. a landscape, place, etc.: having a pleasant aspect, agreeable to the sight, looking bright or cheerful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheering or suggestive of cheerfulness comfortative1377 comfortive1377 cheerfula1440 comfortablec1460 cheering1549 sunny1565 sunshine1594 heartsome1596 sprightly1598 livening1605 brightening1642 exhilarating1644 encheering1652 cheery1655 spiriting1671 sunshiny1686 riant1720 sonsy1721 genial1747 cheerfulizing1840 cheer-up1846 enlivening1862 exhilarative1864 exhilarant1866 exhilaratory1871 heartening1895 1720 A. Pope Observ. Shield of Achilles in tr. Homer Iliad V. xviii. 49 There is something inexpressibly riant in this Piece, above all the rest. 1760 T. Gray Let. 23 Jan. (1971) II. 656 The Vale [is] as riant, as rich, & as well cultivated. 1789 A. Young Jrnl. 29 July in Trav. France (1792) i. 149 A pretty riant landskip of the river doubling through the vale. 1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 178 Choice plants..were there in wild and riant luxuriance. 1892 A. Heales Archit. Churches Denmark 2 These together present a singularly bright, riant impression. 1914 S. G. W. Benjamin Life & Adventures Free Lance x. 257 Much as I love sunshine, blue skies, and riant landscapes clothed with verdure, there is also another quite as pronounced a side of my nature, which shows my northern blood. 1987 M. Butler August & Rab vi. 51 That part of the island, which seemed to us more riant and less frowned on by mountains. Derivatives ˈriantly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adverb] gladlyc900 blithec1000 merryOE blithelyc1175 cheerly1546 cheerily1559 cheerfully1560 heartsomely1637 genially1751 good-humouredly1753 smilingly1806 sunnily1817 riantly1821 sunnily1828 blithesomely1858 blithefully1864 1821 Retrosp. Rev. 3 122 He is, in consequence, learnedly humorous and not naturally witty—gravely jocose and not riantly playful. 1862 Harper's Mag. Mar. 471/1 I flew straight to the ‘prophet's chamber’, blushing riantly, I own, as I crossed its threshold. 1897 A. C. Gunter Susan Turnbull xxiii. 303 ‘Then you will all have to keep me company,’ says Miss Naughty, riantly. 1904 A. C. Gunter My Japanese Prince ii. vi. 163 Then I affect a playful dread and plead riantly: ‘You don't suppose they'll shoot me for fresh lamb, do you?’ 1927 H. Miller Moloch (1993) vii. 111 That day its broad thoroughfare was thronged with cheering, smiling crowds; flags fluttered riantly, bands played. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1567
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