smiley
See also: Smiley
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of smile.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
smiley (comparative smilier, superlative smiliest)
- Cheerful and happy; smiling.
- have a smiley demeanor
- a very smiley girl
- (slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side.
Translations edit
cheerful and happy
Noun edit
smiley (plural smileys or smilies)
- A simplified representation of a smiling face.
- (Internet) A sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood; especially :) or :-) or other depictions of smiling.
- (rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.
- (South Africa) A roasted sheep's head.
- The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip).
- 2011, Elayne Angel, The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing, Crossing Press, →ISBN, page 118:
- Smiley/Scrumper and Frowny Smiley and scrumper are both names for a piercing of the upper frenulum that attaches the center of the lip to the gums.
Synonyms edit
- (representation of smiling face): smiley face
- (characters that representation an emotion): emoticon
Translations edit
representation of a smiling face
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emoticon — see emoticon
slit throat
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Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From English smiley. First attested in 1993.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smiley c (singular definite smileyen, plural indefinite smileyer or smileys)
Inflection edit
Declension of smiley
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | smiley | smileyen | smileyer | smileyerne |
genitive | smileys | smileyens | smileyers | smileyernes |
Synonyms edit
- (emoticon): emotikon
Further reading edit
- smiley on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smiley m (plural smileys, diminutive smileytje n)
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smiley m (plural smileys)
- smiley (logo of smiling face)
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English smiley.
Noun edit
smiley m (plural smileys)
- smiley (simple representation of a smiling face)
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English smiley.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
smiley (definite accusative smileyi, plural smileyler)
Usage notes edit
As the word starts with two consonants, Turkish-speaking people may pronounce it as [simajlej].