Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being riant; cheerfulness; gaiety.
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If it were not that the tone, in some parts, has more of riancy, even of levity, than we could have expected!
Sartor Resartus, and On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History Thomas Carlyle 1838
jaime_d commented on the word riancy
bright or smiling character
from Carlyle's "Sartor Resartus"
January 11, 2009