riant

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R0228850 (rī′ənt, rē′-, rē-äN′)adj. Cheerful; mirthful.

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

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(ˈraɪənt) adjrare laughing; smiling; cheerful[C16: from French, from rire to laugh, from Latin rīdēre] ˈriantly adv

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(ˈraɪ ənt, ˈri-; Fr. ryɑ̃)

adj. laughing; smiling; cheerful. [1560–70; < French, present participle of rire to laugh « Latin rīdēre; see -ant] ri′ant•ly, adv.

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riant - showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children"laughinghappy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage"

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adj showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

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