"smiley" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsmaɪli/ Audio: En-au-smiley.ogg [Australia] Forms: smilier [comparative], smiliest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪli Etymology: Diminutive of smile. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} smiley (comparative smilier, superlative smiliest)
  1. Cheerful and happy; smiling. Translations (cheerful and happy): усмихнат (usmihnat) (Bulgarian), mosolygós (Hungarian), sonriente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-smiley-en-adj-OIKpH6Fm Disambiguation of 'cheerful and happy': 99 1
  2. (slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-smiley-en-adj--CMdV0A4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 35 2 15 26 17 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smilie [rare], smily

Noun

IPA: /ˈsmaɪli/ Audio: En-au-smiley.ogg [Australia] Forms: smileys [plural], smilies [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪli Etymology: Diminutive of smile. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|smilies}} smiley (plural smileys or smilies)
  1. A simplified representation of a smiling face. Synonyms (representation of smiling face): smiley face Translations (representation of a smiling face): ժպիտիկ (žpitik) (Armenian), сма́йлік (smájlik) [masculine] (Belarusian), смайл (smajl) [masculine] (Belarusian), 笑臉 (Chinese Mandarin), 笑脸 (xiàoliǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), smajlík [masculine] (Czech), smiley [common-gender] (Danish), smiley [masculine] (Dutch), ridetulo (Esperanto), smaili (Estonian), hymiö (Finnish), hymynaama (Finnish), émoticône [feminine] (French), smiley [masculine] (French), Emoticon [neuter] (German), Smiley [neuter] (German), mosoly (Hungarian), smiley (Hungarian), スマイリー (sumairī) (Japanese), 스마일리 (seumailli) (Korean), смешко (smeško) [neuter] (Macedonian), смајли (smajli) [neuter] (Macedonian), buźka [feminine] (Polish), smiley [masculine] (Portuguese), сма́йлик (smájlik) [masculine] (Russian), смайл (smajl) [masculine] (Russian), сме̏шко [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), смје̏шко [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), смајли [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), smȅško [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), smjȅško [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), smajli [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), smeško [neuter] (Slovene), emoticono [masculine] (Spanish), smiley [common-gender] (Swedish), สไมลีย์ (Thai), smiley (Turkish), gülen surat (Turkish), сма́йлик (smájlyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), смайл (smajl) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-smiley-en-noun-zs2INtwS Disambiguation of 'representation of smiling face': 67 22 3 4 4 Disambiguation of 'representation of a smiling face': 75 15 3 3 4
  2. (Internet) A sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood; especially :) or :-) or other depictions of smiling. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-smiley-en-noun--WOc9h8A
  3. (rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-smiley-en-noun-RQCPubHa
  4. (South Africa) A roasted sheep's head. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-smiley-en-noun-Pml6q1fq Categories (other): South African English
  5. The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip). Translations (slit throat): kestohymy [slang] (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-smiley-en-noun--Nf-hRaF Disambiguation of 'slit throat': 13 25 16 14 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: smilie [rare], smily Synonyms (characters that representation an emotion): emoticon
Disambiguation of 'characters that representation an emotion': 34 36 14 10 5

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sumairī",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
          "word": "スマイリー"
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          "lang": "Korean",
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          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
          "word": "스마일리"
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          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "word": "сме̏шко"
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          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "75 15 3 3 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "word": "emoticono"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "75 15 3 3 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
          "word": "สไมลีย์"
        },
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          "code": "tr",
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          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
          "word": "gülen surat"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "smájlyk",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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          "word": "сма́йлик"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "smajl",
          "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
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        {
          "ref": "2011, Elayne Angel, The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing, Crossing Press, page 118",
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          "_dis1": "13 25 16 14 33",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "slit throat",
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          "text": "a very smiley girl",
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    },
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    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "usmihnat",
      "sense": "cheerful and happy",
      "word": "усмихнат"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "cheerful and happy",
      "word": "mosolygós"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "cheerful and happy",
      "word": "sonriente"
    }
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    "smiley"
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  "word": "smiley"
}

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        "An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end."
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        "(rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end."
      ],
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        "rare"
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      "categories": [
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      "glosses": [
        "A roasted sheep's head."
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          "ref": "2011, Elayne Angel, The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing, Crossing Press, page 118",
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      "sense": "representation of smiling face",
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      "sense": "characters that representation an emotion",
      "word": "emoticon"
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    {
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "word": "smily"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "žpitik",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "ժպիտիկ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "smájlik",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сма́йлік"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "smajl",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смайл"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "笑臉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiàoliǎn",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "笑脸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smajlík"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "ridetulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "smaili"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "hymiö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "hymynaama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "émoticône"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Emoticon"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "mosoly"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sumairī",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "スマイリー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seumailli",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "스마일리"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "smeško",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "смешко"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "smajli",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "смајли"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "buźka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smájlik",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сма́йлик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "smajl",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смайл"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сме̏шко"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смје̏шко"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "смајли"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smȅško"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smjȅško"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "smajli"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "smeško"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "emoticono"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "สไมลีย์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "smiley"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "word": "gülen surat"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smájlyk",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сма́йлик"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "smajl",
      "sense": "representation of a smiling face",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "смайл"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "slit throat",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "kestohymy"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "smiley"
  ],
  "word": "smiley"
}

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