smiley

smil·ey  (sml)

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

Adjective

1. cheerful

2. depicting a smile

Noun

a group of symbols depicting a smile, or other facial expression, used in e-mail

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

smiley [ˈsmaɪlɪ] n (in e-mail etc) → smiley m; emoticón m