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Smiley

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See also: smiley

English

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Pronunciation

Noun

Smiley (plural Smileys)

  1. Synonym of Samoyed (a breed of dog)

Proper noun

Smiley (countable and uncountable, plural Smileys)

  1. A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, perhaps originally a byname for a happy, smiling person.
    • 2025 December 14, Nada Tawfik, Pratiksha Ghildial, “'Everyone says it'll never be me' - Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings”, in BBC‎:
      At a press conference on Sunday, the mayor of Providence, Brett Smiley, was asked what could be done to stop the "uniquely American experience" of mass shootings on campuses.
  2. A placename.
    1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. A township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States, named for William C. Smiley.
    3. A city in Gonzales County, Texas, United States.
    4. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States.

Alternative forms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Smiley is the 1812nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19829 individuals. Smiley is most common among White (62.45%) and Black/African American (30.74%) individuals.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English smiley.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmaɪ̯liː/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Smiley n or m (strong, genitive Smileys, plural Smileys)

  1. a simplified ideogram representing human facial expressions, especially a smiling or laughing face

Declension

Declension of Smiley [neuter // masculine, strong]
More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • “Smiley” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Smiley” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Smiley” in Duden online
  • Smiley on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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