This week's theme: words to describe people. rident (RYD-uhnt) adjective
Laughing; cheerful. [From Latin ridere (to laugh) which is also the source of ridiculous, deride, and risible.] -Anu Garg (gargATwordsmith.org) "Mamma was gracious and happy. Hetty was radiant and rident." William Makepeace Thackeray; The Virginians; 1859. Sponsored by: Always find the right word with the Visual Thesaurus. Wordsmith readers save 10%. Try it free! http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?code=ax3&ad=aw Monthly French, German, Italian and Spanish cultural audio magazines for intermediate-to-advanced learners. http://web.champs-elysees.com/wsmith1 ............................................................................ A king can stand people fighting but he can't last long if people start thinking. -Will Rogers, humorist (1879-1935) Share the magic of words. Send a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/rident.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/rident.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/rident.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
