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smiley¹
- /ˈsmaɪli/
Rhymes with -aɪli
Where it comes from
From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.
adjective smilier · smiliest · smilie · smily
- Cheerful and happy; smiling. have a smiley demeanor
- Having one's throat slit from side to side.
noun smileys · smilies · smilie · smily
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A simplified representation of a smiling face.
Similar: smiley face
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A sequence of text characters used to represent a mood, especially :) or :-) or other depictions of smiling.
How do you type the angry smiley?
Similar: emoticon
- An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.
- A roasted sheep's head.
- A piercing worn in the upper frenulum (upper lip). Smiley/Scrumper and Frowny Smiley and scrumper are both names for a piercing of the upper frenulum that attaches the center of the lip to the gums.
Smiley²
- /ˈsmaɪli/ US
noun Smileys
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Synonym of Samoyed (a breed of dog)
Similar: Samoyed
proper noun Smileys · Smellie · Smylie · Smyly · Smilie
- A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, perhaps originally a byname for a happy, smiling person. At a press conference on Sunday, the mayor of Providence, Brett Smiley, was asked what could be done to stop the "uniquely American experience" of mass shootings on campuses.
- A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States, named for William C. Smiley.
- A city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: merry, cheerful, happy, expensive, face, side, cara, -happy, sided, smily, beaming, smileful, cheery, good-humored, bright, smilish
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adj cheerful and happy
| Español | sonriente |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | χαμογελαστός chamogelastós |
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