smiling
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth;
usually shows pleasure or amusement (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
smile, grin, grinning
• Derivationally related forms:
grin (for: grinning), grin (for: grin), smile, smile (for: smile)
• Hypernyms:
facial expression, facial gesture
• Hyponyms:
simper, smirk
smiling with happiness or optimism (Freq. 2)
- "Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll
- a room of smiling faces
- a round red twinkly Santa Claus
• Syn:
beamish, twinkly
• Similar to:
cheerful
• Derivationally related forms:
twinkle (for: twinkly)
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