Smiley
noun
A facial expression that shows happiness, made using keyboard characters.
She sent me a text with a smiley to show that she was happy.
Often appears as...
- send a smiley
- create a smiley
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Showing a lot of happiness and smiles.
I remember him as a smiley, happy child.
Often appears as...
- smiley face
- smiley child
noun
A symbol that represents a smiling face.
I drew a big smiley on my notebook.
Often appears as...
- draw a smiley
- smiley sticker
noun
A facial expression that shows happiness, made using keyboard characters.
She sent me a text with a smiley to show that she was happy.
Often appears as...
- send a smiley
- create a smiley
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Showing a lot of happiness and smiles.
I remember him as a smiley, happy child.
Often appears as...
- smiley face
- smiley child
noun
A symbol that represents a smiling face.
I drew a big smiley on my notebook.
Often appears as...
- draw a smiley
- smiley sticker
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Text Communication
Used in digital messages to convey emotions, often to soften a message or express joke.
I'm on my way! 🙂
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Reinforcement
Helps to confirm something in a friendly, agreeable manner in digital conversations.
Thanks for your help! 😊
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formal Use
Avoid in formal emails or documents, smileys are casual and might seem unprofessional.
(No example needed, avoid smileys in formal contexts.)
Pro Tip 1/3Text Communication
Used in digital messages to convey emotions, often to soften a message or express joke.
I'm on my way! 🙂
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Reinforcement
Helps to confirm something in a friendly, agreeable manner in digital conversations.
Thanks for your help! 😊
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formal Use
Avoid in formal emails or documents, smileys are casual and might seem unprofessional.
(No example needed, avoid smileys in formal contexts.)
Pro Tip 1/3Text Communication
Used in digital messages to convey emotions, often to soften a message or express joke.
I'm on my way! 🙂
Pro Tip 2/3Positive Reinforcement
Helps to confirm something in a friendly, agreeable manner in digital conversations.
Thanks for your help! 😊
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Formal Use
Avoid in formal emails or documents, smileys are casual and might seem unprofessional.
(No example needed, avoid smileys in formal contexts.)
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Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
Big tick and a smiley face on that, mate. Peregrine falcon, yes. Oh, yes. So, we've, basically, done all of them on that page apart from one, and that's scaup. But it's very rare. I've had a great day today. I know. I've loved it. You're hooked. I'm right in... I'm hooked, I am. I want to find the scaup. I'm coming back to find that scaup, I'm telling you.
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Science is for everyone,...
the fridge and maybe pie smiley face right this is a science paper we're gonna try to get it published so here's the title page we have a number of authors they're all the ones in bold are eight to ten years old the first author is blackout in primary school because the forever reference it would be black
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Life lessons from an ad...
As an advertising man, I have to admire that. But the first thing is that all value is subjective. Second point is that persuasion is often better than compulsion. These funny signs that flash your speed at you, some of the new ones, on the bottom right, now actually show a smiley face or a frowny face,
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Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
every time the male has got a female they become so very much protective and sometimes they are even active and they're even much more aggressive against also the vehicles coming to have a sighting oh this is the same one we were with yesterday can see the smiley I saw that
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How to make jokes at a...
story you know and so I get it like if that happens however I wanted to flip the script so I responded with a smiley face emoji because when they go low we go emoji help the next rule of thumb is is to hit them in the coin purse now smile ins really love money and when you
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I grew up in the...
and smiley faces. They would be understandably confused and caught off guard, but then a conversation would ensue. And it was civil -- full of genuine curiosity on both sides. How had the other come to such outrageous conclusions about the world?
Video examples
How to create a space...
back home from space back to earth what have we learned a spacesuit is the world's smallest spacecraft spacesuit equals spacecraft show you smiley Apollo bloopers you probably haven't seen these before the world's you know greatest
Video examples
How to Measure Happiness...
countries around the world where do they even start frequency of smiley face emojis number of hugs given per day we actually start by asking a few simple questions first researchers ask people to rate their lives on a scale of zero
Video examples
Jonathan Zittrain: The...
about what is blocked and censored where online. In fact, talk about technology imitating life imitating tech, or maybe it's the other way around. An NYU researcher here took little cardboard robots with smiley faces on them,
Video examples
The Unsung Heroes of the...
Though basically the size of a domestic cat, don't let appearances fool you. You know, you see this arctic fox bouncing about. Little bundles of fluff with their little smiley faces. It's so easy to forget that they are
Video examples
Nature Dates: Jack...
Big tick and a smiley face on that, mate. Peregrine falcon, yes. Oh, yes. So, we've, basically, done all of them on that page apart from one, and that's scaup. But it's very rare. I've had a great day today. I know. I've loved it. You're hooked. I'm right in... I'm hooked, I am. I want to find the scaup. I'm coming back to find that scaup, I'm telling you.
Video examples
Science is for everyone,...
the fridge and maybe pie smiley face right this is a science paper we're gonna try to get it published so here's the title page we have a number of authors they're all the ones in bold are eight to ten years old the first author is blackout in primary school because the forever reference it would be black
Video examples
Life lessons from an ad...
As an advertising man, I have to admire that. But the first thing is that all value is subjective. Second point is that persuasion is often better than compulsion. These funny signs that flash your speed at you, some of the new ones, on the bottom right, now actually show a smiley face or a frowny face,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 288 PIPE...
every time the male has got a female they become so very much protective and sometimes they are even active and they're even much more aggressive against also the vehicles coming to have a sighting oh this is the same one we were with yesterday can see the smiley I saw that
Video examples
How to make jokes at a...
story you know and so I get it like if that happens however I wanted to flip the script so I responded with a smiley face emoji because when they go low we go emoji help the next rule of thumb is is to hit them in the coin purse now smile ins really love money and when you
Video examples
I grew up in the...
and smiley faces. They would be understandably confused and caught off guard, but then a conversation would ensue. And it was civil -- full of genuine curiosity on both sides. How had the other come to such outrageous conclusions about the world?
Video examples
How to create a space...
back home from space back to earth what have we learned a spacesuit is the world's smallest spacecraft spacesuit equals spacecraft show you smiley Apollo bloopers you probably haven't seen these before the world's you know greatest
Video examples
How to Measure Happiness...
countries around the world where do they even start frequency of smiley face emojis number of hugs given per day we actually start by asking a few simple questions first researchers ask people to rate their lives on a scale of zero
Video examples
Jonathan Zittrain: The...
about what is blocked and censored where online. In fact, talk about technology imitating life imitating tech, or maybe it's the other way around. An NYU researcher here took little cardboard robots with smiley faces on them,
Video examples
The Unsung Heroes of the...
Though basically the size of a domestic cat, don't let appearances fool you. You know, you see this arctic fox bouncing about. Little bundles of fluff with their little smiley faces. It's so easy to forget that they are
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jessica Ennis-Hill
British Athlete
I think that's one of the first things you'd say if you met me: that I am just nice and smiley. And that's how I might appear when I'm not competing. But I'm totally different when it comes to sport. It's just something that seems to be within me. It's not external or visual. But it's within me.
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Sarah Hay
American Actress
I would like to do some serious drama. I really connect with emotional characters who have struggles and a lot of emotion and colors. I don't really want to do anything smiley and cheesy; it's not really my personality when I'm working.
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Gnash
American Musician
My label, my genre, my everything is happy sad - I do a smiley face with eyes on both sides. So basically to me, it's totally okay to be happy and sad at the same time, it's totally okay just to be sad, it's totally okay to be happy.
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Emily Browning
Australian Actress
I've actually got turned down for a lot of roles because I'm not bubbly enough. People have told me to be more 'up', but I can't, really. I find it hard to be smiley and giggly all the time.
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George Michael
British Musician
I try very hard to thank my lucky stars and keep it all in proportion and perspective, but it can be very tiring having a smiley face all day.
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Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
My dad was a quiet assassin. He was really charming and smiley and softly spoken, but he could knock you out in a second.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
In real life, I'm a really smiley person. I smile when I talk and I laugh.
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Sally Hawkins
English Actress
I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.
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Bernie Sanders
American Politician
I'm not always a smiley kind of guy.
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Aubrie Sellers
American Musician
I'm a very friendly, smiley person.
Quote examples
Jessica Ennis-Hill
British Athlete
I think that's one of the first things you'd say if you met me: that I am just nice and smiley. And that's how I might appear when I'm not competing. But I'm totally different when it comes to sport. It's just something that seems to be within me. It's not external or visual. But it's within me.
Quote examples
Sarah Hay
American Actress
I would like to do some serious drama. I really connect with emotional characters who have struggles and a lot of emotion and colors. I don't really want to do anything smiley and cheesy; it's not really my personality when I'm working.
Quote examples
Gnash
American Musician
My label, my genre, my everything is happy sad - I do a smiley face with eyes on both sides. So basically to me, it's totally okay to be happy and sad at the same time, it's totally okay just to be sad, it's totally okay to be happy.
Quote examples
Emily Browning
Australian Actress
I've actually got turned down for a lot of roles because I'm not bubbly enough. People have told me to be more 'up', but I can't, really. I find it hard to be smiley and giggly all the time.
Quote examples
George Michael
British Musician
I try very hard to thank my lucky stars and keep it all in proportion and perspective, but it can be very tiring having a smiley face all day.
Quote examples
Jimmy Barnes
Scottish Musician
My dad was a quiet assassin. He was really charming and smiley and softly spoken, but he could knock you out in a second.
Quote examples
Billie Eilish
American Singer
In real life, I'm a really smiley person. I smile when I talk and I laugh.
Quote examples
Sally Hawkins
English Actress
I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.
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Bernie Sanders
American Politician
I'm not always a smiley kind of guy.
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Aubrie Sellers
American Musician
I'm a very friendly, smiley person.
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