Smirk vs. 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.

Smilenoun

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.

Smileverb

(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.

Smileverb

(transitive) To express by smiling.

Smileverb

(intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.

Smileverb

(intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.

Smileverb

(intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.

Smileverb

To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.

Smileverb

To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.

Smileverb

To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.

Smileverb

To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; - often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.

Smileverb

To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.

Smileverb

To affect in a certain way with a smile.

Smilenoun

The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; - opposed to frown.

Smilenoun

A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.

Smilenoun

Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.

Smilenoun

Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.

Smilenoun

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

Smileverb

change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

Smileverb

express with a smile;

Smile

A smile is formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile.