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smile
[ smahyl ]
verb (used without object)
- to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.
Antonyms:
- to regard with favor:
Luck smiled on us that night.
- to have a pleasant or agreeable appearance or aspect, as natural scenes, objects, etc.:
The landscape smiled in the sunlight.
verb (used with object)
- to assume or give (a smile, especially of a given kind):
She smiled a warm and friendly smile.
- to express by a smile:
to smile approval.
- to bring, put, drive, etc., by or as by smiling:
to smile one's tears away.
noun
- the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
Antonyms:
- favor or kindly regard:
fortune's smile.
- a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect.
verb phrase
- to regard with pleasure or amusement, as with a smile.
- to regard with mild derision:
to smile at someone's affectations.
smile
/ ɪ /
noun
- a facial expression characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth, usually showing amusement, friendliness, etc, but sometimes scorn, etc
- favour or blessing
the smile of fortune
- an agreeable appearance
verb
- intr to wear or assume a smile
- intrfoll byat
- to look (at) with a kindly or amused expression
- to look derisively (at) instead of being annoyed
- to bear (troubles, etc) patiently
- intr; foll by on or upon to show approval; bestow a blessing
- tr to express by means of a smile
she smiled a welcome
- troften foll byaway to drive away or change by smiling
smile away one's tears
- come up smilingto recover cheerfully from misfortune
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
- ˈԲ, adverb
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԲness, noun
Other Word Forms
- l adjective
- l·ly adverb
- l·ness noun
- İ noun
- iԲ· adverb
- -iԲ adjective
- half-iԲ· adverb
- dzܳȴ verb (used with object) outsmiled outsmiling
- ܲ· noun
- ܲ·iԲ adjective
- un·iԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of smile1
Word History and Origins
Origin of smile1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with smile , also see crack a smile .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"And yes, success for me too," she admits, with a smile, when prodded.
“It puts a smile on my face knowing I’ll be back on the airwaves with you very soon,” he said.
The school's head teacher described Harvey as an "immensely popular" young man whose "smile would light up the room".
He marked the achievement with a fist pump and a smile after initial relief, while he got a standing ovation from the fans with Murphy joining in the applause.
At the end of seven rounds with nine draft picks on the way and a slew of undrafted free agents en route, Hortiz met reporters with a content smile.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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