Latvian

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Etymology

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From smaidīgs (smiling) +‎ -ums (with smaidīgs from smaids (smile) +‎ -īgs).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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smaidīgums m (1st declension)

  1. smilingness (the state or quality of being smiling, of one who smiles often)
    pelēkzilajās acīs pilnīgi izzudis jaunības gadu bezrūpīgais smaidīgumsfrom (his) grayish blue eyes the carefree smilingness of (his) youthful years (had) completely disappeared

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