smiley
1 of 2adjective
smil·ey ˈsmī-lē 
: having a smile : smiling often
smiley kids
smiley
2 of 2noun
: emoticon
Example Sentences
Adjective She's a very smiley kid.
Recent Examples on the Web
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 The birthday boy also shared his own view of the festivities, capturing his radiantly smiley son in action. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Along with snapping a smiley photo with Josh, 41, Christina shared pictures with friends on a large farm property. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022 Lohan announced her engagement to financier Bader Shammas, whom she's been dating since 2019, with a series of smiley photos displaying her engagement ring in November 2021. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 July 2022 Everyone, including the mother-daughter duo, wore matching pink pajamas covered in smiley faces and fuzzy slippers in the same color. Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 Don, who got his start about 20 years ago, favors fireworks that explode into creative shapes like palm trees or smiley faces. Li Anne Liew, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 Chalamet previously celebrated the news of the sequel on Instagram in October 2021, posting the same image shared by Legendary on Twitter and simply captioning his post with three smiley faces. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 Most packing cubes are only available in solid colors, but these trendy ones from Baggu come in fun prints and colors like smiley faces, floral and fruit. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 Seventeen, 12 Aug. 2022 There have been at least 60 versions of the sign, and most have included a photo of a seemingly ageless, sinewy and smiley Mr. Smith posing with his instrument. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Liang’s quintessential downtown Manhattan brand of femininity with graphic smiley-face and floral prints. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2022 The Black Screen of Death will include the same annoying smiley, the same error message that tells you Windows is collecting data, and the same QR code. Chris Smith, BGR, 2 July 2021 Her smiley, kooky Instagram feed seemed curated to radiate a sense of contentment from her California mansion. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 June 2021 The first snapshot featured an adorable Lindsay dressed in costume as Annie James from 1998's The Parent Trap, holding her smiley, then-toddler sibling in front of Big Ben in London. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2021 The company has been experimenting with technology such as motion sensor cameras to develop a touchless version of the original smiley consoles, Mr. Levaniemi said, but declined to comment on when the product may be available. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021 Studies of writing quality in student papers have shown that there has been no deterioration over the decades, and no, today’s college students don’t substitute smiley-faces and texting abbreviations for words and phrases. Gareth Cook, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2014 See More
Adjective
Humans have spent generations breeding dogs to emote in very people-esque ways, using their soulful eyes and slobbery, smiley mouths. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 The birthday boy also shared his own view of the festivities, capturing his radiantly smiley son in action. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Along with snapping a smiley photo with Josh, 41, Christina shared pictures with friends on a large farm property. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 25 July 2022 Lohan announced her engagement to financier Bader Shammas, whom she's been dating since 2019, with a series of smiley photos displaying her engagement ring in November 2021. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 2 July 2022 Everyone, including the mother-daughter duo, wore matching pink pajamas covered in smiley faces and fuzzy slippers in the same color. Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022 Don, who got his start about 20 years ago, favors fireworks that explode into creative shapes like palm trees or smiley faces. Li Anne Liew, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 Chalamet previously celebrated the news of the sequel on Instagram in October 2021, posting the same image shared by Legendary on Twitter and simply captioning his post with three smiley faces. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022 Most packing cubes are only available in solid colors, but these trendy ones from Baggu come in fun prints and colors like smiley faces, floral and fruit. Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 9 May 2022 Noun
The star of the show was a lavender striped sweater vest from Ganni featuring smiley faces all over the fabric. Seventeen, 12 Aug. 2022 There have been at least 60 versions of the sign, and most have included a photo of a seemingly ageless, sinewy and smiley Mr. Smith posing with his instrument. New York Times, 1 Aug. 2022 Liang’s quintessential downtown Manhattan brand of femininity with graphic smiley-face and floral prints. Frances Solá-santiago, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2022 The Black Screen of Death will include the same annoying smiley, the same error message that tells you Windows is collecting data, and the same QR code. Chris Smith, BGR, 2 July 2021 Her smiley, kooky Instagram feed seemed curated to radiate a sense of contentment from her California mansion. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 June 2021 The first snapshot featured an adorable Lindsay dressed in costume as Annie James from 1998's The Parent Trap, holding her smiley, then-toddler sibling in front of Big Ben in London. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 17 June 2021 The company has been experimenting with technology such as motion sensor cameras to develop a touchless version of the original smiley consoles, Mr. Levaniemi said, but declined to comment on when the product may be available. Katie Deighton, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2021 Studies of writing quality in student papers have shown that there has been no deterioration over the decades, and no, today’s college students don’t substitute smiley-faces and texting abbreviations for words and phrases. Gareth Cook, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2014 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
short for smiley face
First Known Use
Adjective
1848, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1987, in the meaning defined above