Grin vs. Smirk

Grinnoun

A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

Grinnoun

(obsolete) A snare; a gin.

Grinverb

(intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

Grinverb

(transitive) To express by grinning.

Grinverb

To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.

Grinverb

(transitive) To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.

Grinnoun

A snare; a gin.

Grinnoun

The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile.

Grinverb

To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.

Grinverb

To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.

Grinverb

To express by grinning.

Grinnoun

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

Grinverb

to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

Grinverb

smile broadly

Grinverb

express with a broad smile

Grinverb

grimace grotesquely so as to reveal the teeth

Grinnoun

a broad smile

Smirknoun

an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful

Smirknoun

a forced or affected smile; a simper

Smirkverb

To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

Smirkadjective

(obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering

Smirkverb

To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.

Smirknoun

A forced or affected smile; a simper.

Smirkadjective

Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.

Smirknoun

a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

Smirkverb

smile affectedly or derisively

Smirkverb

smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way

Smirknoun

a smug, conceited, or silly smile

Smirk

A smirk is a smile evoking insolence, scorn, or offensive smugness, falling into the category of what Desmond Morris described as Deformed-compliment Signals.A smirk may also be an affected, ingratiating smile, as in Mr Bennet's description of Mr Wickham as making smirking love to all his new in-laws in the novel Pride and Prejudice.