# smile

Pronunciation: say "SMYL" /ˈsmaɪl/

## Noun

1. A silent facial expression made by flexing the muscles at both corners of the mouth, often showing the front teeth, commonly expressing happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety, whether voluntary or involuntary.
   - Simple: A look you make by turning up the corners of your mouth, often showing your teeth, usually when happy or friendly.
   - _She greeted the visitors at the door with a warm smile._
   - _His nervous smiles during the interview gave away how worried he was._
6. Favor or kindly regard; the goodwill of a person or of fortune.
   - Simple: Kind feelings and help from a person or from good luck.
   - _The young painter prospered under the smile of a wealthy patron._
   - _Fortune's smiles deserted the expedition once winter set in._

## Verb

2. To turn up the corners of the mouth, usually in an expression of amusement, pleasure, affection, or kindness, sometimes in a smile of a particular kind.
   - Simple: To make the corners of your mouth go up, usually because you are happy, amused, or friendly.
   - _He smiled at the memory of their first road trip._
   - _Neighbors here smile and wave whenever they pass one another._
3. To look cheerful and joyous; to have a bright, pleasing appearance that brings joy to those who see it.
   - Simple: To look bright and happy, the way a place looks on a sunny day.
   - _The valley smiled under the first warm sun of spring._
   - _Whole hillsides seem to smile when the wildflowers open in May._
4. To express (something, such as thanks, agreement, or encouragement) by smiling.
   - Simple: To show a feeling by smiling instead of saying it in words.
   - _He smiled his agreement and signed the papers without a word._
   - _Proud parents smile their encouragement from the back of the recital hall._
5. To be favorable or propitious toward someone or something; to give approval or support.
   - Simple: To bring good luck or kind help to someone or something.
   - _Fortune finally smiled on the young inventor._
   - _May the weather smile on the harvest this year._

## Noun

7. A drink that one person buys or stands for another. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A drink that one person buys for another person.

## Other meanings

- (verb) Of ackee fruit: to split fully open on the tree when ripe, showing that the yellow arils are safe to pick and eat, though the seeds remain poisonous.

## Origin

From Middle English smilen, from Middle Low German and Old High German words for "to smile," going back to Proto-Germanic *smīlāną and ultimately the Proto-Indo-European root *smey- ("to laugh, be glad, wonder"). It is related to Danish smile, Swedish smila, and to English smirk, as well as Latin mīror ("to wonder at").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/smile (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).