smiley

adjective (smiley, smilier, smiliest); noun (a smiley, smileys)

«smiley» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Smiley means smiling a lot, cheerful. tree →
A smiley is a little smiling face drawn or typed, like :-) or an emoji. tree →

In the lessons

In school life: teachers draw smileys on good work, smiley stickers. In texts and emails: smileys show feelings. Phrases: «smiley face», «a smiley sticker».

Examples

The teacher drew a smiley on my work. tree →
She's a very smiley baby. tree →
Put a smiley at the end of your message. tree →
I got three smiley stickers today. tree →
The waiter was friendly and smiley. tree →

Note

Countable noun: a smiley, smileys. Informal. Emojis are often called smileys.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «smiley» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«smiley» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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