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smil·ey

(smī′lē)

n. pl. smil·eys

An emoticon, especially a smiling facial glyph [ :-) ] used to express delight or to indicate humor or irony.

adj.

Having a cheerful and happy disposition; smiling.

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smiley

(ˈsmaɪlɪ)

adj

1. given to smiling; cheerful

2. depicting a smile: a smiley badge.

(Computer Science) any of a group of symbols depicting a smile, or other facial expression, used in electronic mail

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smil•ey

(ˈsmaɪ li)
n., pl. -eys.

a sideways representation of a smiling face,:-), or similar representation, as a winking face,;-), or a sad face,:-(, created by keystrokes and used to communicate humor, sarcasm, sadness, etc., in an electronic message. Compare emoticon.

[1985–90]

Smi•ley

(ˈsmaɪ li)
n.

Jane, born 1949, U.S. novelist.

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smiley - an emoticon of a smiling face

emoticon - a representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email; ":-( and :-) are emoticons"

Translations

smajlík

smiley

Smiley

χαμογελαστή φατσούλα

emoticono emoticono sonriente

hymiö

smileyémoticônefrimousse

smajli

faccina

スマイリー顔文字

웃음 기호

smiley

uśmieszek

face sorridente smiley

смайлик улыбочка

smiley

หน้าที่มีรอยยิ้ม

neşeli

biểu tượng mặt cười

笑脸

smiley

[ˈsmaɪlɪ]

A. ADJ

1. [face, eyes] → sonriente, risueño; [person] → sonriente, jovial

2. [badge, symbol, e-mail] → smiley

B. N (in e-mail etc) → smiley m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

smiley

[ˈsmaɪli]

adj [person] → souriant(e)

n (= emoticon) → binette f, smiley m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

smiley

adj

face, eyes, person → freundlich

(on computer bulletin boards etc) smiley badge → Smileybutton m; smiley symbol → Smileysymbol nt

n (on computer bulletin boards etc) → Smiley nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

smiley

→ (صُورَةُ الْوَجْهِ الْمُبْتَسِمُ (سْمَايْلِي smajlík smiley Smiley χαμογελαστή φατσούλα emoticono, emoticono sonriente hymiö smiley smajli faccina スマイリー 웃음 기호 smiley smiley uśmieszek face sorridente, smiley улыбочка smiley หน้าที่มีรอยยิ้ม neşeli biểu tượng mặt cười 笑脸

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