different between smilie vs smiley

English

Etymology

smile +? -ie

Noun

smilie (plural smilies)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of smiley

Anagrams

• mislie, simile

English

Alternative forms

• smilie (very rare)

Etymology

Diminutive of smile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sma?li/
• Rhymes: -a?li

Adjective

smiley (comparative smilier, superlative smiliest)

1. Cheerful and happy; smiling.

2. (slang) Having one's throat slit from side to side.

Translations

Noun

smiley (plural smileys or smilies)

1. A simplified representation of a smiling face.
2. (Internet) A sequence of keyboard characters used to represent a happy mood, especially :) or :-) or other depiction of smiling.
3. (rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.
4. (South Africa) A roasted sheep's head.
5. The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip).
   • 2011, Elayne Angel, The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing, Crossing Press (?ISBN), page 118:

     Smiley/Scrumper and Frowny Smiley and scrumper are both names for a piercing of the upper frenulum that attaches the center of the lip to the gums.

Synonyms

• (representation of smiling face): smiley face
• (characters that representation an emotion): emoticon

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Emoticons

Further reading

• smiley on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Smylie, limeys, milsey

Danish

Etymology

From English smiley. [1993]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /smajli/, [?sm?jli]

Noun

smiley c (singular definite smileyen, plural indefinite smileyer or smileys)

1. smiley (representation of a smiling face)
2. emoticon, smiley (characters that represent an emotion)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (emoticon): emotikon

Further reading

• smiley on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English smiley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sm?i?.li/, /?sma?i?.li/
• Hyphenation: smi?ley

Noun

smiley m (plural smileys, diminutive smileytje n)

1. smiley

   Synonyms: emoji, emoticon

French

Etymology

From English smiley.

Noun

smiley m (plural smileys)

1. smiley (logo of smiling face)

Portuguese

Etymology

From English smiley.

Noun

smiley m (plural smileys)

1. smiley (simple representation of a smiling face)

Turkish

Etymology

From English smiley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [smajlej]
• Hyphenation: smi?ley

Noun

smiley (definite accusative smileyi, plural smileyler)

1. smiley

Usage notes

As the word starts with two consonants, Turkish-speaking people may pronounce it as [simajlej].

Declension