Definitions of Smile [ɪl]

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Definition of 'Smile'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) smile
to assume a facial expression usu. indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.

2.  smile
to regard with favor:
Luck smiled on us that night.

3.  smile
to have a pleasant or agreeable appearance or aspect, as natural scenes or objects.

4. (v.t.) smile
to assume or give (a smile, esp. of a given kind):
She smiled a friendly smile.

5.  smile
to express by a smile:
to smile approval.

6.  smile
to bring, put, drive, etc., by or as if by smiling:
to smile one's tears away.

7. (n.) smile
an act or instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.

8.  smile
favor or kindly regard:
fortune's smile.

9.  smile
a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME smyllen (v.), akin to MHG smielen, Dan smile)

Definition of 'Smile'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) smile, smiling, grin, grinning
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

2. (verb) smile
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

3. (verb) smile
express with a smile
"She smiled her thanks"

Definition of 'Smile'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) smile
to show happiness, friendliness, etc. by moving the corners of your mouth upwards
He smiled at her.; What are you smiling about?

2. (noun) smile
the upward movement of the corners of your mouth when you smile
Let's have a big smile for the camera.; a smile of contentment

Definition of 'Smile'

Webster Dictionary

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

2. (verb) Smile
to express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer

3. (verb) Smile
to look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty

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

5. (verb) Smile
to express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors

6. (verb) Smile
to affect in a certain way with a smile

7. (verb) Smile
the act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown

8. (verb) Smile
a somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile

9. (verb) Smile
favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence

10. (verb) Smile
gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring

Translation of 'Smile'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at.
Afrikaans: glimlag	Arabic: إبْتِسامَه	Bulgarian: усмихвам се
Brazilian: sorrir	Czech: usmívat se	German: lächeln
Danish: smile	Greek: χαμογελώ	Spanish: sonreír
Estonian: naeratama, naerma	Farsi: لبخند زدن	Finnish: hymyillä
French: sourire	Hebrew: לְחַייֵך	Hindi: मुस्कराना
Croatian: smiješiti se, osmjehnuti	Hungarian: mosolyog	Indonesian: tersenyum
Icelandic: brosa	Italian: sorridere	Japanese: ほほえむ
Korean: 미소 짓다	Lithuanian: šypsotis	Latvian: smaidīt
Malay: senyum	Dutch: glimlachen	Norwegian: smile
Polish: uśmiechać się	Persian: لبخند زدن	Pashto: موسكا، مسېدنه، خندا، مسكې
Portuguese: sorrir	Romanian: a zâmbi	Russian: улыбаться
Slovak: usmievať sa	Slovenian: smehljati se	Serbian: smejati se
Swedish: le, se glad ut	Thai: ยิ้ม	Turkish: gülümsemek
Taiwanese: 微笑	Ukrainian: усміхатися, посміхатися	Urdu: مسکرانا
Vietnamese: mỉm cười	Chinese: 微笑
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