Smile

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smile \Smile\, v. t.
     1. To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a
        welcome to visitors.
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     2. To affect in a certain way with a smile. [R.]


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              And sharply smile prevailing folly dead. --Young.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smile \Smile\ (sm[imac]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smiled}
     (sm[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smiling}.] [OE. smilen; akin
     to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to
     wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker.
     [root]173. Cf. {Admire}, {Marvel}, {Smirk}.]
     1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and
        kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
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              He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry
              tales and smiles not.                 --Shak.
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              She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. --Pope.
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              When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled.
                                                    --Byron.
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     2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or
        pity; to sneer.
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              'T was what I said to Craggs and Child,
              Who praised my modesty, and smiled.   --Pope.
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     3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to
        excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
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              The desert smiled,
              And paradise was opened in the wild.  --Pope.
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     4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance;
        -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Smile \Smile\, n. [CF. Dan. smiil, Sw. smil. See {Smile}, v. i.]
     1. The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of
        the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth,
        approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to {frown}.
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              Sweet intercourse
              Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative
        of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as
        contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.
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     3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of
        Providence. "The smile of heaven." --Shak.
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     4. Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.
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              The brightness of their [the flowers'] smile was
              gone.                                 --Bryant.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  smile
       n : a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners
           of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement [syn: {smiling},
            {grin}, {grinning}]
       v 1: change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often
            to signal pleasure
       2: express with a smile; "She smiled her thanks"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "smile":
     accost, address, be in heaven, be pleased, beam, bob, bow,
     bright smile, broad grin, caper, caracole, chirp, chirrup,
     crack a smile, curtsy, dance, delight, die with delight,
     ear-to-ear grin, embrace, feel happy, frolic, gambol,
     gleaming smile, glow, glowing smile, go into raptures, greeting,
     grin, grinning, hail, hand-clasp, handshake, hello, how-do-you-do,
     hug, idiotic grin, joy, kiss, laugh, lilt, nod, purr,
     radiate cheer, romp, salutation, salute, sardonic grin, simper,
     sing, skip, smile brightly, smile of recognition, smiling, smirk,
     sparkle, stupid grin, take great satisfaction, toothful grin,
     tread on air, wave, whistle