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smi·ley
 smiley
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- pronunciation:
- smaI
li
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
smileys, smilies |
| definition: |
a small icon placed in an email or text message that is made of punctuation characters and letters that together suggest a facial expression, often a happy smiling expression but not always. A smiley is used to convey the mood of the writer. A smiley may also be a small cartoon image of a face, typically yellow with dark features.
Her text was full of smileys because she's going to the beach for the whole summer and her boyfriend is going to be there too.
- similar words:
- emoji, emoticon
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