smile

English Online Dictionary. What means smile‎? What does smile mean?

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmaɪl/, /ˈsmaɪ.əl/
• Rhymes: -aɪl

Noun

smile (plural smiles)

2. 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.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:smile
3. (figurative) Favour; propitious regard.

4. (slang, dated) A drink bought by one person for another.

   Synonym: treat

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Translations

Verb

smile (third-person singular simple present smiles, present participle smiling, simple past and past participle smiled)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
2. (transitive) To express by smiling.
3. (intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
4. (intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.
5. (intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.

6. (intransitive) Of ackee fruit: to open fully, indicating that it is no longer toxic, and ready to be picked.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Imels, Liems, Miles, Selim, limes, miles, milse, misle, slime

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse *smíla (“to smile”), from Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną, *smirōną (“to smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, be glad, wonder”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smiːlø/, [ˈsmiːˀlə]
• Rhymes: -iːlə

Verb

smile (imperative smil, infinitive at smile, present tense smiler, past tense smilede, perfect tense har smilet)

1. to smile

Related terms

• smil

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse *smíla (“to smile”).

Verb

smile (imperative smil, present tense smiler, simple past smilte, past participle smilt, present participle smilende)

1. to smile

   smile fra øre til øre ― grin from ear to ear

   Smil til kameraet. ― Smile for the camera.

Related terms

• smil (noun)

References

• “smile” in The Bokmål Dictionary.