"Real laughter is spontaneous. Like water from the spring it bubbles forth a creation of mingled action and spontaneity - two magic potions in themselves - the very essence of laughter - the unrestrained emotion within us!"
--Douglas Fairbanks
DEFINITION:
Verb
Laughing; cheerful; joyous
SYNONYMS:
Cachinnate
Chortle
ANTONYMS:
Cry
ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
1560-70
French (rire-, "to laugh")
PRONUNCIATION:
[rahy-uh nt]
LISTEN
SCRABBLE SCORE:
5
USAGE/EXAMPLES:
"Ah ! c'est bon à savoir, ambroise, RIANT. Mais que l'Amiral réutilise., ou qu'il ne réussisse pas, qu'est-ce que çà me sait à moi, pourvu qu'il me paye bien , & que Madame ne soit pas íâchée. "
("Ah! It's good to know, Ambrosian, laughing. But if the Admiral re-uses it, or does not succeed, what does he know of me, provided he pays me well, and that Madame is not released?")
--Le Chevalier Sans Peur et Sans Reproche ou Les Amours de Bayard
by J.L. De Bouders, 1793
"La petite Fille, RIANT. Pardine ! Faites-en une. Charles. Eh! eh! vous n'aimez pas qu'on vous refuse, Mamselle Susette ? La petite Fille, RIANT. Ma fine non , M. Charles. Charles, RIANT. Faites-vous d'même , vous?"
("The little girl, laughing. Pardine! Make it one. Charles. Hey! Eh! You do not like to be refused, Mamselle Susette? The little girl, laughing. My fine no, Mr. Charles. Charles, laughing. Do you do the same?")
--Adèle et Dorsan: Comédie en Trois Actes et en Prose
by Benoit Joseph Marsollier des Vivetieres, 1796
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