smiley
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- smilie very rare
Etymology [edit]
- Diminutive of smile.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
smiley (comparative smilier, superlative smiliest)
Noun [edit]
smiley (plural smileys or smilies)
- (rare) A simplified representation of a smiling face.
- (Internet) A sequence of keyboard characters used to represent a person's mood or emotion, especially :) or :-) or other smiling depiction.
- (slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side.
- (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.
Synonyms [edit]
- (representation of smiling face): smiley face
- (characters that representation an emotion): emoticon
Translations [edit]
representation of a smiling face
emoticon — see emoticon
slit throat
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Danish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English smiley. [1993]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /smajli/, [ˈsmɑjli]
Noun [edit]
smiley c (singular definite smileyen, plural indefinite smileyer or smileys)
Inflection [edit]
Inflection of smiley
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | smiley | smileyen | smileyer | smileyerne |
| genitive | smileys | smileyens | smileyers | smileyernes |
Synonyms [edit]
- (emoticon): emotikon
External links [edit]
Smiley on the Danish Wikipedia.da.Wikipedia
