Main Entry: ¹smile

Pronunciation: \ˈsmī(-ə)l\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): smiled; smil·ing

Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English smerian to laugh, Sanskrit smayate he smiles

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb 1 : to have, produce, or exhibit a smile
2 a : to look or regard with amusement or ridicule <smiled at his own folly — Martin Gardner> b : to bestow approval <feeling that Heaven smiled on his labors — Sheila Rowlands> c : to appear pleasant or agreeabletransitive verb 1 : to affect with or by smiling
2 : to express by a smile

— smil·er noun

— smil·ing·ly \ˈsmī-liŋ-lē\ adverb