different between rant vs riant

English

Etymology

From Dutch ranten, randen (“to talk nonsense, rave”), of uncertain origin; but apparently related to Middle High German ranzen (“to dance, jump around, frolic”), German ranzen (“to be ardent, be in heat, copulate, mate, ramble, join up”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?ænt/
• Rhymes: -ænt

Verb

rant (third-person singular simple present rants, present participle ranting, simple past and past participle ranted)

1. To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
2. To disseminate one's own opinions in a - typically - one-sided, strong manner.
3. To criticize by ranting.
4. (dated) To speak extravagantly, as in merriment.
5. To dance rant steps.

Translations

Noun

rant (plural rants)

1. A criticism done by ranting.
2. A wild, emotional, and sometimes incoherent articulation.
3. A type of dance step usually performed in clogs, and particularly (but not exclusively) associated with the English North West Morris tradition. The rant step consists of alternately bringing one foot across and in front of the other and striking the ground, with the other foot making a little hop.

Derived terms

• rantful

Translations

See also

• ramble
• rave

Further reading

• rant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• Tarn, Tran, ar'n't, arn't, tRNA, tarn, tran, trna

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• (of rane) rana, ranet

Verb

rant

1. simple past of renne
2. past participle of rane

Polish

Etymology

From German Rand, from Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rant/

Noun

rant m inan

1. edge (especially coin edge)

   Synonyms: brzeg, kraw?d?

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) rantowy

Further reading

• rant in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• rant in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

From French riant.

Adjective

riant (comparative more riant, superlative most riant)

1. When said of a person or a person's manner: mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
2. When said of place, landscape or view: having a pleasant appearance, looking bright or cheerful.

Anagrams

• Artin, Tarin, Tiran, Train, Trina, atrin, intra-, tairn, tarin, train

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French riant, from Middle French riant, from Old French riant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri??nt/
• Hyphenation: ri?ant
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

riant (comparative rianter, superlative riantst)

1. (chiefly of buildings, valuable possessions and money) lavish, splendid, spacious, luxurious
2. (sports) decisive, overwhelming, convincing
3. (archaic) cheerful, riant

Inflection

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i.j??/
• Rhymes: -j??

Verb

riant

1. present participle of rire
2. (preceded by en) gerund of rire

Adjective

riant (feminine singular riante, masculine plural riants, feminine plural riantes)

1. laughing (in the process of laughing)

See also

• souriant

Anagrams

• train

Further reading

• “riant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ri?ant/

Verb

riant

1. present participle of rire

Adjective

riant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular riant)

1. laughing
2. (by extension) joyous; happy

Declension

Welsh

Noun

riant

1. Soft mutation of rhiant.

Mutation