Smiley

English

Noun

Smiley (plural Smileys)

  1. Synonym of Samoyed (breed of dog)

Proper noun

Smiley (countable and uncountable, plural Smileys)

  1. A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, perhaps originally a byname for a happy, smiling person.
  2. a placename
    1. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. A city in Texas, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Virginia, United States.

Alternative forms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Smiley is the 1812nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19829 individuals. Smiley is most common among White (62.45%) and Black/African American (30.74%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English smiley.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmaɪ̯liː/
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Noun

Smiley n or m (strong, genitive Smileys, plural Smileys)

  1. a simplified ideogram representing human facial expressions, especially a smiling or laughing face

Declension

Declension of Smiley [neuter // masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Smiley die Smileys
genitive eines des Smileys der Smileys
dative einem dem Smiley den Smileys
accusative ein, einen das, den Smiley die Smileys

Further reading

  • “Smiley” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Smiley” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Smiley” in Duden online
  • Smiley on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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