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smile¹
- /ˈsmaɪl/
- /ˈsmaɪ.əl/
Rhymes with -aɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle English smilen (“to smile”), from Middle Low German *smîlen (“to smile”), from Middle High German smielen, from Old High German smielēn, from Proto-West Germanic *smīlēn, from Proto-Germanic *smīlāną (“to smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, be glad, wonder”).
Cognate with Danish smile, Swedish smila, Faroese smíla (“to smile”); also Saterland Frisian smielje (“to smile”), Low German smielen (“to smile”), Dutch smuilen (“to smile”), Middle High German smielen (“to smile”). Related also to Old High German smierōn (“to smile”), Old English smerian (“to laugh at”), Old English smercian, smearcian ("to smile"; > English smirk), Latin mīror (“to wonder at”).
noun smiles
- A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety. She's got a perfect smile.
- Favour; propitious regard. the smile of the gods
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A drink bought by one person for another.
Similar: treat
Similar: smile
verb smiles · smiling · smiled
- To have (a smile) on one's face. When you smile, the whole world smiles with you.
- To express by smiling. to smile consent, or a welcome
- To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness. When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled.
- To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy. The sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.
- To be propitious or favourable; to countenance. The gods smiled on his labours.
- Of ackee fruit: to open fully, indicating that it is no longer toxic, and ready to be picked. The fruit looks a bit like a large pink mango or guava, until it has ripened. Then it “smiles,” bursting open, exposing yellow meat with black seeds.
SMILE²
noun
- Abbreviation of small incision lenticule extraction: corrective eye surgery in which a femtosecond laser photodisrupts ("carves") a lenticule of tissue within the corneal stroma that is then extracted through a small arc-shaped incision in the side of the cornea.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: grin, grinning, smirk, laughter, laugh, laughing, cheer, kidding, happiness, beauty, happy, hint, flashing, fairy, groove, grill
noun
Similar: smile
Translations
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noun a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice
| Español | sonrisa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미소 miso, 스마일 seumail, 소안 soan |
| 日本語 | 微笑み hohoemi, 笑み emi, 笑顔 egao, 微笑 bishō, スマイル sumairu |
| 中文 | 微笑 wēixiào, 笑容 xiàoróng, 笑臉 /笑脸 xiàoliǎn |
| हिन्दी | मुस्कान muskān, मुसकुराहट muskurāhaṭ, स्मित smit, तबस्सुम tabassum |
| Kiswahili | kicheko |
| Português | sorriso |
| Français | sourire |
| Deutsch | Lächeln |
| Italiano | sorriso |
| Ελληνικά | χαμόγελο chamógelo, χαμογέλιο chamogélio, χαμογέλασμα chamogélasma, μειδίαμα meidíama |
| Română | zâmbet, surâs |
| Русский | улы́бка ulýbka, усме́шка usméška |
| Tiếng Việt | cười |
| العربية | اِبْتِسَامَة ibtisāma, بَسْمَة basma, تَبَسُّم tabassum |
| עברית | חִיּוּךְ khiyúkh |
verb to have a smile on one's face
| Español | sonreír |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 미소를 짓다 miso-reul jitda, 미소짓다 misojitda, 웃다 utda, 미소하다 misohada |
| 日本語 | 微笑む hohoemu, 笑う warau |
| 中文 | 微笑 wēixiào, 笑 xiào |
| हिन्दी | मुस्काना muskānā, मुस्कुराना muskurānā |
| Kiswahili | tabasamu |
| Português | sorrir |
| Français | sourire |
| Deutsch | lächeln |
| Italiano | sorridere |
| Ελληνικά | χαμογελάω chamogeláo, χαμογελώ chamogeló |
| Română | zâmbi, surâde |
| Русский | улыба́ться ulybátʹsja, улыбну́ться ulybnútʹsja, усмеха́ться usmexátʹsja, усмехну́ться usmexnútʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | cười, cười mỉm |
| العربية | اِبْتَسَمَ ibtasama |
| עברית | חייך \ חִיֵּךְ khiyékh |
Talk about this word "smile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/smile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. smile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/smile "smile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/smile.Cite this
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title = {smile},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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