SMILE

I. verb (~d; smiling) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English smerian to laugh, Sanskrit smayate he ~s Date: 14th century intransitive verb to have, produce, or exhibit a ~, 2. to look or regard with amusement or ridicule , to bestow approval , to appear pleasant or agreeable, transitive verb to affect with or by smiling, to express by a ~, ~r noun smilingly adverb II. noun Date: 15th century a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn, a pleasant or encouraging appearance, ~less adjective