Smile

Word SMILE
Character 5
Hyphenation smile
Pronunciations /ˈsmaɪ.əl/

Definitions and meanings of "Smile"

What do we mean by smile?

A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision. noun

To have or form a smile. intransitive verb

To look with favor or approval. intransitive verb

To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity. intransitive verb

To express with a smile. intransitive verb

To show a change of the features such as characterizes the beginning of a laugh; give such an expression to the face: generally as indicative of pleasure or of slight amusement, but sometimes of depreciation, contempt, pity, or hypocritical complaisance.

To look gay or joyous, or have an appearance such as tends to excite joy; appear propitious or favorable: as, the smiling spring.

To drink in company.

To ferment, as beer, etc.

To express by a smile: as, to smile a welcome; to smile content.

To change or affect (in a specified way) by smiling: with a modifying word or clause added.

To smile at; receive with a smile.

An expression of the face like that with which a laugh begins, indicating naturally pleasure, moderate joy, approbation, amusement, or kindliness, but also sometimes amused or supercilious contempt, pity, disdain, hypocritical complaisance, or the like. Compare smirk, simper, and grin. noun

Gay or joyous appearance; an appearance that would naturally be productive of joy: as, the smiles of spring. noun

Favor; countenance; propitiousness: as, the smiles of Providence. noun

A drink, as of spirit, taken in company and when one person treats another; also, the giving of the treat: as, it is my smile. noun

To express by a smile transitive verb

To affect in a certain way with a smile. transitive verb

The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown. noun

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.

Favour; propitious regard.

A drink bought by one person for another.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Smile

The word "smile" in example sentences

Tomorrow imma smile and be happy Ü and imma talk to mary who will also be alone for Valentines Day Imma be on the phone wif her just talking so that we wont be alone * smile* I miss Mary although she seemed like a bad friend but I realize that she needed a friend too I miss her so much and I miss Sergio too. .aww I wanna go back ... ❋ Fairytears (2004)

Alas, I have no dowry to give you, save the blessing of your dear old -- your dear fond, _fond_ father, _ (kisses her forehead) _ But only obey me in this, and Lady Fortune will smile on us all -- smile -- _smile_. ❋ Mark Ambient (N/A)

It is beautiful, feels unbelievable and just puts a big ole smile on my face * smile* ❋ Unknown (2009)

If it were possible to smile in my present mood, I think I should indulge _one smile_ at the thought of falling in love with a woman who has scarcely had education enough to enable her to write her name, who has been confined to her bed about eighteen months by a rheumatism contracted by too assiduous application to the wash-tub, and who often boasts that she was born, not above forty-five years ago, in an upper story of the mansion at Mount ❋ Charles Brockden Brown (1790)

And, of course, I couldn’t help but smile with how much of what you said I agreed with *smile* ❋ Unknown (2005)

"_Conform a smile to lightning_, make a _smile_ imitate _lightning_, and ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

We think of Brecht: a smile is a kind of indifference to injustice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have always a smile on my face because, as I always say, the smile is the shortest distance between two people. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In fact, the smile is a surprisingly persistent motif the literature and mythology of warfare. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In Iran and I would say in the Middle East, a smile is a sign of courtesy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The initial reaction of a smile is the same as if the DCMB had been shut down, watching a site that put the worst face on to the rest of fandom go down results in that. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I've always found her talentless and annoying and can't figure out why some people think that set of piano keys she calls a smile is considered to be so damn radiant. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Taylor has to be Jacob .... look at the kid, he's perfect ... his smile is addicting and he is the sweetest! ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the smile is the same, as is the gentle touch of her fingers. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The work turned out to be quite extensive: three implants and a bridge, plus every tooth visible on what I call the smile. ❋ Lynda La Plante (2004)

The ironic, the sarcastic, the disdainful, the passionately exultant, I had hundreds of times seen him express by what he called a smile, but any illuminated sign of milder or warmer feelings struck me as wholly new in his visage. ❋ Unknown (2003)

You must come to know the poor, maybe our people here have material things, everything, but I think that if we all look into our own homes, how difficult we find it sometimes to smile at each, other, and that the smile is the beginning of love. ❋ Unknown (1979)

And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something. ❋ Unknown (1979)

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