different between smirk vs smicker

English

Alternative forms

• smerk (dated)

Etymology

From Middle English smirken, from Old English smercian, smearcian (“to smile, smirk”), corresponding to smerian + -cian (English -k), the former element from Proto-Germanic *smar?n? (“to mock, scoff at”), and the latter from Proto-Germanic *-k?n?. Compare Middle High German smielen/smieren (“to smile”) ( > obsolete, rare German schmieren).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sm??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sm?k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Noun

smirk (plural smirks)

1. An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.
2. A forced or affected smile.

   Synonyms: simper, (vulgar) shit-eating grin

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

smirk (third-person singular simple present smirks, present participle smirking, simple past and past participle smirked)

1. To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

Synonyms

• simper

Translations

Adjective

smirk (comparative more smirk, superlative most smirk)

1. (obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering

   • So smirk, so smooth, his pricked Ears.

Anagrams

• skrim

English

Etymology

From Middle English smiker, from Old English smicer, smicor (“beauteous, beautiful, elegant, fair, fine, neat, tasteful”), from Proto-Germanic *smikraz (“fine, elegant, delicate, tender”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm?yg- (“small, delicate”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm?-, *smey- (“to smear, stroke, wipe, rub”). Cognate with Middle High German smecker (“neat, elegant”), Ancient Greek ??????? (smikrós), ?????? (mikrós, “small, short”), Lithuanian smeigti (“to lunge, thrust, jab”), Latin m?ca (“crumb, morsel, bit”).

For the verb, compare Swedish smickra (“to flatter, coax, wheedle, butter up”), Danish smigre (“to flatter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sm?k?(?)/

Adjective

smicker (comparative more smicker, superlative most smicker)

1. Elegant; fine; gay.
   • 1606, John Ford, Fame's Memorial

     No, his deep-reaching spirit could not brook
     The fond addiction to such vanity;
     Regardful of his honour he forsook
     The smicker use of court-humanity.

2. Amorous; wanton.
3. Spruce; smart.
   • 1590, Thomas Lodge, "Corydon’s Song", in Rosalynde

     A smicker boy, a lither swain,
     Heigh ho, a smicker swain,
     That his love was wanton fain, […]

Verb

smicker (third-person singular simple present smickers, present participle smickering, simple past and past participle smickered)

1. (intransitive) To look amorously or wantonly

Derived terms

• smickering
• smickly

Anagrams

• Emricks, Remicks