smiley
Cheerful and happy; smilingCheerful and happy; smiling.
Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I sometimes use smileys in emails.
Иногда я использую смайлики в е-мэйлах. — linqi
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesCheerful and happy; smiling.
have a smiley demeanor
a very smiley girl
(slang)Having one's throat slit from side to side.
Examples
6 sentencesI sometimes use smileys in emails.
ruИногда я использую смайлики в е-мэйлах. — linqi
Tom wore a yellow T-shirt with a smiley face on it.
How are you smiley.
I wonder how I can distinguish a coldly smiling smiley from an honestly smiling one.
deIch frage mich, wie ich ein kalt lächelndes Smiley von einem ehrlich lächelnden unterscheiden kann. — MUIRIEL
'Don't worry. I'm doing fine. :-) ' "Eh ... smiley-face?"
ru«Не беспокойся, у меня всё в порядке. :)» — «Э... смайлик?» — Hellerick
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.
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Forms
smilier, smiliestLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.