smirk

English

Etymology

Cf. Middle High German smielen/smieren (“to smile”) ( > obsolete, rare German schmieren).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /smɜː(ɹ)k/, SAMPA: /sm3:(r)k/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

Noun

A smirk.

smirk (plural smirks)

1. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful.

Derived terms

• smirker
• smirkily
• smirkingly
• smirky

Translations

smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful

Bosnian: kes (bs) m. Finnish: virne, virnistys, omahyväinen hymy

Italian: smorfia (it) f. Russian: ухмылка (ru)

Verb

smirk (third-person singular simple present smirks, present participle smirking, simple past and past participle smirked)

1. To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

Translations

To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous

Bosnian: kesiti se (bs) Bulgarian: подсмихвам се (bg) Finnish: virnistää, hymyillä omahyväisesti

Italian: sogghignare (it) Russian: ухмыляться (ru) Spanish: sonreír con suficiencia (es)

Synonyms

• simper