smiley

[ smahy-lee ]

/ ˈsmaɪ li /

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noun, plural smil·eys. Also called smiley face.

a digital icon, a sequence of keyboard symbols, or a handwritten or printed equivalent, that serves to represent a facial expression, as :‐) for a smiling face or ;‐) for a winking face.Compare emoticon.

Usually smile face. a drawing of a face consisting of a usually yellow circle with an upturned curve for a smile and two dots for eyes.

adjective

cheerful; smiling.

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Origin of smiley

1985–90

Words nearby smiley

smilacaceous, smilax, smile, smile on, smiles, smiley, smilodon, smir, smirch, smirk, smirting

Definition for smiley (2 of 2)

Smiley

[ smahy-lee ]

/ ˈsmaɪ li /

noun

Jane,born 1949, U.S. novelist.

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Example sentences from the Web for smiley

Smiley, meanwhile, tried to tamp down fears by comparing the Ebola outbreak to the SARS outbreak of 2003.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: October 19|PunditFact.com|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Smiley is a PBS talk show host who has written several previous books about the African-American experience.
Tavis Smiley Humanely Chronicles MLK’s Sad Last Year|Scott Porch|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Smiley, by contrast, knew exactly what mistakes he was making as he committed and concealed them.
The Million-Dollar Map Thief|Nick Romeo|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The disparity has left some dealers convinced that maps Smiley stole now hang on the walls of private collectors around the world.
The Million-Dollar Map Thief|Nick Romeo|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“It was no brute whom Smiley was pursuing with such mastery, no unqualified fanatic after all, no automaton,” le Carré writes.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind|Michael Weiss|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Smiley Basker—Yes, I'm going to get married at last, but it's mighty risky, mighty risky.
Witty Pieces by Witty People|Various
There was a step beside her, and looking round she saw Mrs. Smiley.
The Boy Artist.|F.M. S.
I have reasons for believing that Smiley did not construct this story.
Out of the Hurly-Burly|Charles Heber Clark
Smiley left me comfortable before all the world, and I don't know but what I'm a fool to think of changing.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope
"But John Kenneby ain't one of that sort," said Mrs. Smiley.
Orley Farm|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for smiley

smiley

/ (ˈsmaɪlɪ) /

adjective

given to smiling; cheerful

depicting a smilea smiley badge

noun

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

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