adjective
- having a cheerful, happy expression or disposition
Usage: informal
noun
- a simple drawing of a smiling face, typically consisting of a circle with two dots for eyes and a curved line for a mouth
- a digital symbol or image used to express emotion in electronic communication
Usage: computing
Examples
- She has such a smiley personality that everyone enjoys being around her.
- The teacher drew a smiley face on the student’s excellent test paper.
- He added a smiley to his text message to show he was joking.
- The yellow smiley sticker brightened up her notebook cover.
- Her smiley demeanor made the difficult conversation much easier.
- The email ended with a simple smiley emoticon.
- Children love collecting smiley face stickers as rewards.