SMILE
\smˈa͡ɪl], \smˈaɪl], \s_m_ˈaɪ_l]\
Definitions of SMILE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
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To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
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To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
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To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.
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To affect in a certain way with a smile.
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A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.
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Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.
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Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.
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To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; - often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
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The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; - opposed to frown.
By Oddity Software
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To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
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To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
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To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
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To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.
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To affect in a certain way with a smile.
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A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.
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Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.
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Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.
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To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; - often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
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The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; - opposed to frown.
By Noah Webster.
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To show pleasure, joy, love, or kindness by an expression of the face; to look gay, cheerful, or happy; look with favor; as, to smile on one's labors.
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A change of expression, marked by an upward curve of the mouth, a sparkle of the eyes, etc., and indicating joy, pleasure, kindness, or happiness; an appearance of gladness.
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Smilingly.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To express pleasure by the countenance: to express slight contempt: to look joyous: to be favorable.
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Act of smiling: the expression of the features in smiling: favor.
By Daniel Lyons
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Act or expression of smilling; favor; glad appearance.
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To express pleasure by the countenance; to look joyous; to be favorable.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Robley Dunglison
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n. Act of smiling ; a peculiar contraction of the features of the face, which naturally expresses pleasure, moderate joy, approbation, or kindness :-a somewhat similar expression of countenance, combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, &c.; -favour ; countenance ; propitiousness ;-gay or joyous appearance.
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