smile

—smileless, adj. —smilelessly, adv. —smilelessness, n. —smiler, n. —smilingly, adv.

/smuyl/, v., smiled, smiling, n.

v.i.

1. to assume a facial expression indicating pleasure, favor, or amusement, but sometimes derision or scorn, characterized by an upturning of the corners of the mouth.

2. to regard with favor: Luck smiled on us that night.

3. to have a pleasant or agreeable appearance or aspect, as natural scenes, objects, etc.: The landscape smiled in the sunlight.

v.t.

4. to assume or give (a smile, esp. of a given kind): She smiled a warm and friendly smile.

5. to express by a smile: to smile approval.

6. to bring, put, drive, etc., by or as by smiling: to smile one's tears away.

7. smile at,

a. to regard with pleasure or amusement, as with a smile.

b. to regard with mild derision: to smile at someone's affectations.

n.

8. the act or an instance of smiling; a smiling expression of the face.

9. favor or kindly regard: fortune's smile.

10. a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect.

[1250-1300; ME smyllen (v.); c. OHG smilan, Dan smile]

Syn. 1, 8. See laugh.

Ant. 1, 8. frown.

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