Word of the
Day for Tuesday 8th July 2014
Rident \ RAHYD-nt \, adjective;
1. Laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Quotes:
He flashed her a smile, but she didn't miss the fact that this rident
expression did nothing to alter the bleakness in his eyes.
-- Elizabeth George, Deception on His Mind , 1997
Hetty was radiant and rident. It was quite like an evening at home at
Oakhurst. Never for months past, never since that fatal cruel day, that
no one spoke of, had they spent an evening so delightful.
-- William Makepeace Thackeray, The Virginians , 1857–1859
Origin:
Rident came to English in the early 1600’s from the Latin rīdēre meaning
"to laugh."
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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