Smirk

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To smile in an affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner.
  • n. An affected, often offensively self-satisfied smile.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, offensively self-satisfied or scornful.
  • v. To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.
  • adj. smart; spruce; affected; simpering
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.
  • n. A forced or affected smile; a simper.
  • adj. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To smile affectedly or wantonly; look affectedly soft or kind.
  • Synonyms Simper, Smirk. See simper.
  • n. An affected smile; a soft look.
  • Smart; spruce.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. smile affectedly or derisively
  • n. a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
  • Verb Form
    smirked    smirking    smirks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    grinning    smile    smiling    grin   
    Form
    smirked    smirking    smirker    smirkingly    smirkily    smirky   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    simper    nice       smart    spruce    affected    simpering    smile   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Berk    Burk    Burke    Dirk    Kirk    Merc    Turk    berk    berserk    birk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    chuckle    sneer    grin    wink    leer    grimace    shrug    half-smile    twinkle    glint