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adjective

cheerful; displaying mirth

1834W. Harrison AinsworthRookwoodAll was riant and rejoicing—all, save her heart.1888Walt WhitmanNovember BoughsFrom such deep-down elements sprout up, in very contrast and paradox, those riant utterances of which a superficial reading will not detect the hidden foundation.1975Roger ZelaznyDoorways in the SandBehold the riant anthropoid, beware its crooked thumbs!

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