What does smile mean?
Definitions for smile
smaɪlsmile
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word smile.
Princeton's WordNet
smile, smiling, grin, grinningverb
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
smileverb
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
smileverb
express with a smile
"She smiled her thanks"
Wiktionary
smilenoun
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth while showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.
Etymology: From smilen, of origin, from smile, from *, from smīlijanan, from smeyə-. Cognate with smila, smielen, smieron, smerian, smercian, smearcian, miror. More at smirk.
smileverb
or To have a smile on one's face
Etymology: From smilen, of origin, from smile, from *, from smīlijanan, from smeyə-. Cognate with smila, smielen, smieron, smerian, smercian, smearcian, miror. More at smirk.
Webster Dictionary
Smileverb
to express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
to express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
to look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
to be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
to express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
to affect in a certain way with a smile
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
the act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
a somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Smileverb
gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring
Etymology: [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. 173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]
Freebase
Smile
The Smile Sessions is a compilation album released by American rock band the Beach Boys on October 31, 2011 that focuses on abandoned recording sessions which — if completed — would have followed the Beach Boys' eleventh studio album Pet Sounds. The album features comprehensive session highlights, outtakes and an approximation of what the completed Smile album may have sounded like based on a template established in 2004 for Brian Wilson Presents Smile. The Smile Sessions received unanimous critical acclaim upon release, is ranked number 381 in Rolling Stone's 2012 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and won the award for Best Historical Album at the 55th Grammy Awards.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Smile
smīl, v.i. to express pleasure by the countenance: to express slight contempt: to look joyous: to be favourable.—n. act of smiling: the expression of the features in smiling: favour: (slang) a drink, a treat.—ns. Smī′ler, one who smiles; Smī′let (Shak.), a little smile.—adj. Smī′ling, wearing a smile, joyous.—adv. Smī′lingly, in a smiling manner: with a smile or look of pleasure.—n. Smī′lingness, the state of being smiling. [Scand., Sw. smila, to smile.]
Editors Contribution
smile
An expression of love and kind thoughts by an animal or human being using the mouth and eyes.
To smile at each other is a simple gift from a human being to another or an animal and can energize our soul for the day.
Submitted by MaryC on August 6, 2020
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Etymology and Origins
Smile
An Americanism for a “drink.” Unlike the common run of Americanisms, there is warranty for the term. When drinking their native beverage, “pulque,” the Mexicans look at one another, and smile. This custom has obtained with them ever since Montezuma gulped down this tipple offered to him by the hand of his daughter. See “Cocktail.”
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'smile' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1582
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'smile' in Nouns Frequency: #673
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'smile' in Verbs Frequency: #203
Anagrams for smile »
limes, miles, Miles, slime
Miles
Slime
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of smile in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of smile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of smile in a Sentence
Your smile is the twinkle of happiness. Your heart is the source of kindness. Your presence is the source of joyfulness. Your thoughts are symbols of greatness.
Professor Veerabhadran Ramanathan:
I told him first two things; we are all concerned about climate change and the next sentence I said is, we are most concerned about the poorest three billion who had the least to do with this and are going to suffer the worst consequences, the Pope gave me a disarming smile, and then they said, the Holy Father wants to know what he can do about it. So I told him, 'In your speeches if you can please include us people to be better stewards of the planet.'.
I kind of shrug and sometimes smile and laugh about it and then I have a secondary reaction, which is to be horrified at my own numb reaction, right ? we have to remind ourselves the President of the United States of America is publicly announcing that people are committing crimes, that they should be in jail.
RVM:
Never worry about the Past, it brings Tears. Don’t think too much about the Future, it brings Fears. Live in the Present Moment with a Smile, it brings Cheers!
Residents that never smile -- they melted. Nurses were crying, families members.
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Translations for smile
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- аччаҧшьAbkhaz
- glimlagAfrikaans
- መገልፈጥ, ፈገግታAmharic
- risetaAragonese
- ابتسام, بسمة, ابتسامة, ابتسم, يبتسمArabic
- qımışıq, təbəssüm, gülümsəməkAzerbaijani
- йылмайыуBashkir
- ўсме́шка, ўсміхацца, ўсміхнуццаBelarusian
- усмихвам се, усми́вка, усмихна сеBulgarian
- হাসিBengali
- mousc'hoarzh, mousc'hoarzhinBreton
- somriure, somrísCatalan, Valencian
- велакъажарChechen
- chålekChamorro
- surrisuCorsican
- usmát, úsměv, usmívatCzech
- кулăChuvash
- gwên, gwenuWelsh
- smil, smileDanish
- LächelnGerman
- χαμόγελο, μειδίαμα, χαμογελώ, χαμογέλιο, χαμογέλασμαGreek
- rideti, ridetoEsperanto
- sonrisa, sonreírSpanish
- naeratama, naeratusEstonian
- irriño, irribarre, irriBasque
- لبخند, لبخند زدن, تبسم کردن, پوزخند, تبسمPersian
- hymy, hymyilläFinnish
- smíla, smíl, brosa, brosFaroese
- sourireFrench
- lachWestern Frisian
- fáthadh an gháire, miongháire, meangadh, meangadh gáire, déan miongháireIrish
- fàite-gàire, fiamh-ghàire, dèan snodha-gàire, dèan fàite-gàire, snodha-gàire, dèan gàireScottish Gaelic
- sorriso, sorrirGalician
- pukavyGuaraní
- મલકવું, સ્મિતGujarati
- mynghearey, mongeyManx
- murmushiHausa
- חיוך, חייךHebrew
- मुस्कान, स्मित, मुस्काना, मुसकुराहट, मुस्कुरानाHindi
- mosoly, mosolyogHungarian
- ժպտալ, ժպիտArmenian
- surriso, surriderInterlingua
- senyum, senyuman, tersenyumIndonesian
- subride, ridetteInterlingue
- rideto, ridetarIdo
- bros, brosaIcelandic
- sorriso, sorridereItalian
- חיוךHebrew
- 微笑み, 笑顔, 微笑, 微笑む, 笑う, 笑みJapanese
- mèsemJavanese
- ღიმი, გაღიმება, ღიმილიGeorgian
- езу тарту, жылмың кағу, жымию, күлкіKazakh
- ញញឹមKhmer
- ನಗೆKannada
- 미소, 웃다Korean
- bişkurrîn, girrnij, bişkurr, girrnijîn, bêdeng kenîn, زەردەخەنە کردن, bişir, kenê bêdeng, bişirînKurdish
- minhwarth, gwenCornish
- жылмайыш, жагуу, жылмаюу, күлүмсүрөөKyrgyz
- risus, subrīdeōLatin
- schmunzen, schmonzen, Laachen, lächelen, schmunzelenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ຍິ້ມLao
- šypsena, šypsotisLithuanian
- smaids, smaidītLatvian
- memeneMāori
- на́смевка, се насмевнуваMacedonian
- പുഞ്ചിരിക്കുക, മന്ദഹസിക്കുക, പുഞ്ചിരി, ചിരി, ചിരിക്കുക, മന്ദസ്മിതം തൂകുക, മന്ദഹാസം, മന്ദസ്മിതംMalayalam
- инээмсэглэх, инээмсэглэлMongolian
- हास्यMarathi
- senyumMalay
- tbissima, tbissemMaltese
- အပြုံး, ပြုံးBurmese
- lach, glimlach, glimlachen, smuilenDutch
- smilNorwegian
- chʼídinidlóóhNavajo, Navaho
- riseta, risolegOccitan
- мидбылты худтOssetian, Ossetic
- ਮੁਸਕਾਨPanjabi, Punjabi
- uśmiech, uśmiechaćPolish
- sorrir, sorrisoPortuguese
- asiri, chiqchi, thiti, asiQuechua
- surrirRomansh
- surâs, surâde, zâmbi, zâmbetRomanian
- улы́бка, улыбнуться, усмехнуться, улыбаться, усме́шка, усмехатьсяRussian
- स्मित, मंदहासSanskrit
- arrisu, risichedhuSardinian
- nasmiješiti, smiješak, о̏смије̄х, ȍsmēh, насмешити, nasmešiti, osmjehnuti, о̏сме̄х, ȍsmijēh, насмијешити, осмјехнутиSerbo-Croatian
- හිනා වෙනවා, හිනාවSinhala, Sinhalese
- úsmev, usmiať, usmievaťSlovak
- nasmeh, nasmehniti seSlovene
- nyemwereraShona
- buzëqeshje, buzëqeshAlbanian
- smil, leende, leSwedish
- kicheko, tabasamuSwahili
- புன்னகைTamil
- చిరునవ్వుTelugu
- лабханд, табассум кардан, лабханд задан, табассумTajik
- ยิ้มThai
- ፍሽኸታTigrinya
- ýylgyryş, ýyrşarmakTurkmen
- ngiti, yuhumTagalog
- gülümseme, gülme, tebessüm, gülüş, gülümsemek, tebessüm etmekTurkish
- елмаю, елмаерга, көлемсерәүTatar
- посміхатися, посмі́шка, посміхнутисяUkrainian
- مسکراہٹ, مسکانا, مسکراناUrdu
- iljayish, iljaymoq, jilmaymoq, jilmayish, tabassum, tabassum qilmoqUzbek
- cười, cười mỉmVietnamese
- smilil, smililön, smilülön, smilülVolapük
- sorîre, sourire, riselètWalloon
- incumoXhosa
- שמאָך, שמייכלYiddish
- ẹ̀rínYoruba
- 微笑Chinese
- ukumamathekaZulu
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