noun / verb
smile
SMYLE/smaɪl/
A pleased or friendly expression made with the mouth, or making this expression.
The young woman smiles warmly, her cheeks lifting.
Etymology
Middle English smilen already described a facial expression of amusement or pleasure. It became the ordinary word for this expression, while the older smirk narrowed toward an unpleasant kind of smile.
In context
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More examples
- His nervous smile faded when the interview began.
- She smiled at the baby across the aisle.
- The children greeted us with enormous smiles.
Forms
smile · smiles · smiled · smiling
smilingly adverb — With a smile.