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
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."
to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth Example: He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at.
Arabic:
إبْتِسامَه
Chinese (Simplified):
微笑
Chinese (Traditional):
微笑
Czech:
usmívat se
Danish:
smile
Dutch:
glimlachen
Estonian:
naeratama, naerma
Finnish:
hymyillä
French:
sourire
German:
lächeln
Greek:
χαμογελώ
Hungarian:
mosolyog
Icelandic:
brosa
Indonesian:
tersenyum
Italian:
sorridere
Japanese:
ほほえむ
Korean:
미소짓다
Latvian:
smaidīt
Lithuanian:
šypsotis
Norwegian:
smile
Polish:
uśmiechać się
Portuguese (Brazil):
sorrir
Portuguese (Portugal):
sorrir
Romanian:
a zâmbi
Russian:
улыбаться
Slovak:
usmievať sa
Slovenian:
smehljati se
Spanish:
sonreír
Swedish:
le, se glad ut
Turkish:
gülümsemek
smile[smail]noun
an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression Example: `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children
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\, 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\, 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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