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smiles

/smaɪlz/

Meanings
noun
A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement or anxiety.

Examples :

"He always puts a smile on my face."
body appearance physiology human emotion

Related Words

Illustration propitious

propitious adjective

/pɹoʊˈpɪʃəs/

Favorable; benevolent.

"propitious weather"

Illustration favourable

favourable adjective

/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/

Pleasing, encouraging or approving.

"The candidate wearing the business suite made a favourable impression."

Illustration happiness

happiness noun

/ˈhæpinəs/

The emotion of being happy; joy.

"Seeing her children laugh brought her a great happiness. "

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

Illustration amusement

amusement noun

/əˈmjuzmənt/

Entertainment.

"The school fair provided much amusement for the children. "

Illustration involuntary

involuntary adjective

/ɪnˈvɒl.ən.tɹi/ /ɪnˈvɑl.ənˌtɛ.ɹi/

Without intention; unintentional.

"The student's tears were involuntary; she couldn't help crying when she saw the sad movie. "

Illustration voluntary

voluntary noun

/ˈvɒ.lən.tɹi/ /ˈvɑ.lənˌtɛ.ɹi/

A short piece of music, often having improvisation, played on a solo instrument.

"The student's piano recital featured a beautiful voluntary. "

Illustration correctly

correctly adverb

/kəˈɹɛktli/

In a correct manner.

"The student answered the math problem correctly. "

Illustration expression

expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

Illustration comprised

comprised verb

/kəmˈpɹaɪzd/

To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).

"The parts are comprised by the whole."

Illustration pleasure

pleasure noun

/ˈplɛʒə/ /ˈplɛʒɚ/

A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

"He remembered with pleasure his home and family."

Illustration countenance

countenance noun

[kʲʰæũ̯.ʔɪ̆.nəns] /ˈkaʊn.tən.əns/

Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.

"Her countenance betrayed her anxiety just before the exam; her forehead was furrowed and her lips were tight. "