adj. When said of a person or a person's manner: mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
adj. When said of place, landscape or view: having a pleasant appearance, looking bright or cheerful.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful to the view, as a landscape.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Laughing; gay; smiling: as, a riant landscape.
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adj. showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
Word Usage
"Fel 'hen' riant o'r ardal, fe fedra i ei sicrhau nad Plaid Cymru sydd wrth wraidd yr sefyllfa hynod anffodus hon ond yn hytrach rhes o weinyddiaethau Llafur Caerdydd a ddistyrodd y galw am addysg Gymraeg."