Showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness.
1Her riant health was unalterable.
2Until they had rightly appraised the value of his friendship, women had been wont to regard him with a riant curiosity.
3It is what the French call un paysage riant, and I assure you, it does more than smile these lovely June mornings.
4He looked from the porch upon the riant, dissipated two, and commanded and cajoled and made tremendous threats, but to no purpose.
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6The fragrant odour of the wine, O how much more dainty, pleasant, laughing (Riant, priant, friant.
7'Lord God!' thought I, 'is this all?' A scene as quiet and riant as this we-have at home!