Meaning
pleasant; charming
- Pleasantly situated, cheerful, or picturesque (describing places or landscapes).
- Smiling or laughing (literary).
In a sentence
Il paese sorge in una ridente vallata alpina.
The village stands in a lovely Alpine valley.
Abbiamo trascorso l'estate in una ridente località balneare.
We spent the summer in a charming seaside resort.
Non sembrava una città triste, anzi appariva assai ridente.
It didn't look like a gloomy town; in fact, it appeared quite cheerful.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ridente | masculine · singular |
| ridente | feminine · singular |
| ridenti | masculine · plural |
| ridenti | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Literary: especially common in guidebooks describing picturesque villages or sunny valleys.
- Invariable for masculine and feminine in the singular ('ridente'), plural 'ridenti'.