SMILE

smile. Smile, v.i. to look gay or joyous, smirk, sneer

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Smile (smīl), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smiled (smīld); p. pr. & vb. n. Smiling.] [[OE. smilen; akin to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker. √173. Cf. Admire, Marvel, Smirk.]] 1. 1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.
He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry tales and smiles not. Shak. She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. Pope. When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled. Byron. 2. 2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.
'T was what I said to Craggs and Child, Who praised my modesty, and smiled. Pope. 3. 3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.
The desert smiled, And paradise was opened in the wild. Pope. 4. 4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; — often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.