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# 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

1. Smiley means smiling a lot, cheerful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/#m1)
2. A smiley is a little smiling face drawn or typed, like :-) or an emoji. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/#x1)
- She's a very smiley baby. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/#x2)
- Put a smiley at the end of your message. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/#x3)
- I got three smiley stickers today. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/#x4)
- The waiter was friendly and smiley. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/#x5)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «smiley» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smiley/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«smiley» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smiley.html) on Mova free.