Definition of SMILE

smile

Meanings

Plural: smiles

Noun

  • a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
  • 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.
  • Favour; propitious regard.
  • A drink bought by one person for another.

Verb

  • change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
  • express with a smile
    • "She smiled her thanks"
  • To have (a smile) on one's face.
  • To express by smiling.
  • To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
  • To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.
  • To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.
  • Of ackee fruit: to open fully, indicating that it is no longer toxic, and ready to be picked.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 7

smile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
smile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
smile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

smile is a valid Words With Friends word