smiley

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Adjective 1.5 Noun 1.5.1 Synonyms 1.5.2 Translations 1.6 See also 1.7 External links 1.8 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection 2.3.2 Synonyms 2.4 External links

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

• smilie very rare

[edit] Etymology

• Diminutive of smile.

[edit] Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /"smaIli/
• Rhymes: -aɪli

[edit] Adjective

smiley (comparative more smiley, superlative most smiley)

1. Cheerful and happy; smiling.

[edit] Noun

smiley (plural smileys)

1. (rare) A simplified representation of a smiling face.
2. (Internet) A sequence of keyboard characters used to represent a person's mood or emotion, especially :) or :-) or other smiling depiction.
3. (slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side.
4. (rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.

Note: The variant spelling "smilie" is rare, but the plural form "smilies" (which is properly the plural of "smilie" or "smily", not "smiley") is common.

[edit] Synonyms

• (representation of smiling face): smiley face
• (characters that representation an emotion): emoticon

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Emoticons

[edit] External links

• Smiley on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eilmsy
• limeys

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From English smiley. [1993]

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /smajli/, [ˈsmɑjli]

[edit] Noun

smiley c. (singular definite smileyen, plural indefinite smileyer or smileys)

1. smiley (representation of a smiling face)
2. emoticon, smiley (characters that represent an emotion)

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Synonyms

• (emoticon): emotikon

[edit] External links

• Smiley on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia