arride means to please; to gratify. It carries an Arena rating of 1652, earned across 30 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, arride ranks #866 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #883 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #1,136 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #1,170 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “arride” is a great word
ARRIDE — [Verb] To please, gratify, or delight in a manner that produces a quiet, deep-seated sense of satisfaction. From Latin arrīdēre, from ad- ("to, at") + rīdēre ("to laugh, smile"). Unlike "amuse," which suggests provoking laughter, or "content," which implies merely quelling desire, to arride is to elicit a more profound and gratifying pleasure. It is the resonant click of a well-made box closing, the exact hue of sunlight on a stone wall in late afternoon, or the single line of poetry that unexpectedly clarifies a lifelong feeling—a silent, mutual recognition of grace.
Etymology
From Latin arrīdēre, from ad + rīdēre (“to laugh”).
verb
- To please; to gratify.e.g.“A pretty air; in general, I like it well: but in particular, your long die-note did arride me most.” — 1600 (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Cynthias Reuels, or The Fountayne of Selfe-Loue. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, pub
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