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smile

  [smahyl] verb, smiled, smil⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. 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.
2. to regard with favor: Luck smiled on us that night.
3. to have a pleasant or agreeable appearance or aspect, as natural scenes, objects, etc.: The landscape smiled in the sunlight.
–verb (used with object)
4. to assume or give (a smile, esp. of a given kind): She smiled a warm and friendly smile.
5. to express by a smile: to smile approval.
6. to bring, put, drive, etc., by or as by smiling: to smile one's tears away.
–noun
7. the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.
8. favor or kindly regard: fortune's smile.
9. a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect.
—Verb phrase
10. smile at,
a. to regard with pleasure or amusement, as with a smile.
b. to regard with mild derision: to smile at someone's affectations.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME smyllen (v.); c. OHG smīlan, Dan smile

Related forms:
smileless, adjective
smile⋅less⋅ly, adverb
smile⋅less⋅ness, noun
smiler, noun
smil⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 7. See laugh.

Antonyms:
1, 7. frown.
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smile   (smīl)   
n.  
  1. A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.
  2. A pleasant or favorable disposition or aspect.
v.   smiled, smil·ing, smiles

v.   intr.
  1. To have or form a smile.
    1. To look with favor or approval: Fortune smiled on our efforts.
    2. To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity: We smiled at the bad weather and kept going.
v.   tr.
  1. To express with a smile: Grandmother smiled her consent.
  2. To effect or accomplish with or as if with a smile.

[From Middle English smilen, to smile, probably of Scandinavian origin; see smei- in Indo-European roots.]
smil'er n., smil'ing·ly adv.
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Smile

Smile\ (sm[imac]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smiled (sm[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling.] [OE. smilen; akin to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker. [root]173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]

1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.

He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry tales and smiles not. --Shak.

She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. --Pope.

When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled. --Byron.

2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.

'T was what I said to Craggs and Child, Who praised my modesty, and smiled. --Pope.

3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.

The desert smiled, And paradise was opened in the wild. --Pope.

4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.

Smile

Smile\, v. t. 1. To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.

2. To affect in a certain way with a smile. [R.]

And sharply smile prevailing folly dead. --Young.

Smile

Smile\, n. [CF. Dan. smiil, Sw. smil. See Smile, v. i.]

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

Sweet intercourse Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow. --Milton.

2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.

3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence. "The smile of heaven." --Shak.

4. Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.

The brightness of their [the flowers'] smile was gone. --Bryant.
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Language Translation for : smile
Spanish: sonreír,
German: lächeln,
Japanese: ほほえむ
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smile  (v.)
c.1300, perhaps from M.L.G. *smilen or a Scand. source (e.g. Dan. smile, Swed. smila "smile"), from PIE base *smei- (cf. O.E. smerian "to laugh at," O.H.G. smieron "to smile," L. mirus "wonderful"). Gradually pushed the usual O.E. word, smearcian (modern smirk), into a specific, unpleasant sense. The noun is from 1562. Romance, Celtic, and Slavic languages tend to use a dim. of the word for "laugh" to mean "smile" (cf. L. ridere "laugh;" subridere "smile"), with perhaps a literal notion of "small laugh," or "low laugh."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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smile

In addition to the idiom beginning with smile, also see crack a smile.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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