English

Alternative forms

• smilie very rare

Adjective

smiley ‎(comparative smilier, superlative smiliest)

1. Cheerful and happy; smiling.
2. (slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side.

Translations

Noun

A smiley.

smiley ‎(plural smileys or smilies)

1. A simplified representation of a smiling face.
2. (Internet) A sequence of keyboard characters used to represent a person's mood or emotion, especially :) or :-) or other smiling depiction.
3. (rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.
4. (South Africa) A roasted sheep's head.
5. The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip)

Synonyms

• (representation of smiling face): smiley face
• (characters that representation an emotion): emoticon

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Emoticons

Anagrams

• limeys

Danish

Etymology

From English smiley. [1993]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smajli/, [ˈsmɑjli]

Noun

smiley c (singular definite smileyen, plural indefinite smileyer or smileys)

1. smiley (representation of a smiling face)
2. emoticon, smiley (characters that represent an emotion)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (emoticon): emotikon

French

Noun

smiley m ‎(plural smileys)

1. smiley (logo of smiling face)

Portuguese

Noun

smiley m (plural smileys)

1. smiley (simple representation of a smiling face)

Turkish

Etymology

From English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smajlej]
• Hyphenation: smi‧ley

Noun

smiley ‎(definite accusative smileyi, plural smileyler)

1. smiley

Usage notes

As the word starts with two consonants, Turkish-speaking people may pronounce it wrongly as [simajlej].

Declension