different between riant vs riantly

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

English

Etymology

riant +? -ly

Adverb

riantly (comparative more riantly, superlative most riantly)

1. In a riant manner.