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Riant

Riant \Ri`ant"\, a. [F. riant, p. pr. of rire to laugh, L. ridere.] Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.

In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the other sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against anything light and riant.
--Burke.

Wiktionary
riant

a. 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.

WordNet
riant

adj. showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness; "laughing children" [syn: laughing(a)]

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Claudie en riant, mais quand ces personnages sont des niais ou des ennuyeux?