Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

smiley

 noun
     
smile‧y [countable]
a sign that looks like a face when you look at it sideways, for example :-), used in email messages to show that you are happy or pleased about something
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary