subsmile
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, especially 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.
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noun
Verb phrases 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.
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; Middle English smyllen (v.); cognate with Old High German smīlan, Danish smile
1250–1300; Middle English smyllen (v.); cognate with Old High German smīlan, Danish smile
Related forms
smile·less, adjective
smile·less·ly, adverb
smile·less·ness, noun
smil·er, noun
smil·ing·ly, adverb
half-smil·ing, adjective
half-smil·ing·ly, adverb
out·smile, verb (used with object), out·smiled, out·smil·ing.
sub·smile, noun
un·smil·ing, adjective
un·smil·ing·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1, 7. frown.
1, 7. frown.
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smile (smaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a facial expression characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth, usually showing amusement, friendliness, etc, but sometimes scorn, etc |
| 2. | favour or blessing: the smile of fortune |
| 3. | an agreeable appearance |
| —vb (foll by at) (often foll by away) | |
| 4. | (intr) to wear or assume a smile |
| 5. | a. to look (at) with a kindly or amused expression |
| b. to look derisively (at) instead of being annoyed | |
| c. to bear (troubles, etc) patiently | |
| 6. | (intr; |
| 7. | (tr) to express by means of a smile: she smiled a welcome |
| 8. | to drive away or change by smiling: smile away one's tears |
| 9. | come up smiling to recover cheerfully from misfortune |
| [C13: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish smila, Danish smile; related to Middle High German smielen] | |
| 'smiler | |
| —n | |
| 'smiling | |
| —adj | |
| 'smilingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'smilingness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
smile
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."
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Slang Dictionary
smile definitionand smiler; smiley
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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