- silly smile
- smile with a stupid expression
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
silly smile
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smile — vb Smile, grin, simper, smirk are comparable as verbs meaning to express amusement or pleasure or satisfaction or, sometimes, contempt or indulgence, by a brightening of the eyes and an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and as nouns… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
silly — [sil′ē] adj. sillier, silliest [ME seli, sili (with shortened vowel), good, blessed, innocent < OE sælig, happy, prosperous, blessed (akin to Ger selig, blessed) < sæl, happiness < IE base * sel , favorable, in good spirits (> Gr… … English World dictionary
smile — 1. verb he smiled at her Syn: beam, grin (from ear to ear), dimple, twinkle; smirk, simper; leer Ant: frown 2. noun the smile on Sara s face Syn: beam, grin, twinkle; smirk … Thesaurus of popular words
silly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. witless, foolish, stupid, childish; fatuous, inane; senseless, absurd, ridiculous; stunned. See absurdity, credulity, folly. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. senseless, ridiculous, nonsensical, foolish,… … English dictionary for students
The Silly Book — This article is about The Silly Book by Stoo Hample. For The Silly Book by Babette Cole, see Babette Cole. The Silly Book … Wikipedia
crack a smile — {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. * /Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an… … Dictionary of American idioms
crack a smile — {v. phr.}, {informal} To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. * /Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile./ * /Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile./ * /When we gave the shy little boy an… … Dictionary of American idioms
crack\ a\ smile — v. phr. informal To let a smile show on one s face; permit a smile to appear. Bob told the whole silly story without even cracking a smile. Scrooge was a gloomy man, who never cracked a smile. When we gave the shy little boy an ice cream cone, he … Словарь американских идиом
foolish grin — silly smile, foolish smile … English contemporary dictionary
smirk — ► VERB ▪ smile in an irritatingly smug or silly way. ► NOUN ▪ a smug or silly smile. DERIVATIVES smirker noun smirky adjective. ORIGIN Old English, related to SMILE(Cf. ↑smile) … English terms dictionary
