Smile vs. Smiley — What's the Difference?

A smile is formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Some smiles include a contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes, an action known as a Duchenne smile.

A smiley, sometimes referred to as a smiley face, is a basic ideogram that represents a smiling face. Since the 1950s it has become part of popular culture worldwide, used either as a standalone ideogram, or as a form of communication, such as emoticons.

A facial expression characterized by an upward curving of the corners of the mouth and indicating pleasure, amusement, or derision.

Smiling; cheerful

To have or form a smile.

A symbol representing a smiling face that is used in written communication to indicate that the writer is pleased or joking.

To look with favor or approval

An emoticon, especially a smiling facial glyph [ :-) ] used to express delight or to indicate humor or irony.

To express cheerful acceptance or equanimity

Having a cheerful and happy disposition; smiling.

To express with a smile

Cheerful and happy; smiling.

A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

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

(figurative) Favour; propitious regard.

A simplified representation of a smiling face.

A drink bought by one person for another.

(Internet) A sequence of text characters used to represent a happy mood, especially :)]] or :-)]] or other depiction of smiling.

(ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.

(rare) An improvised street weapon consisting of a length of chain with padlocks and other heavy objects affixed to one end.

(transitive) To express by smiling.

(South Africa) A roasted sheep's head.

(intransitive) To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.

The type of piercing of the upper frenulum (upper lip).

(intransitive) To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.

An emoticon of a smiling face

(intransitive) To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.

To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.

To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or pity; to sneer.

To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.

To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance; - often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.

To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a welcome to visitors.

To affect in a certain way with a smile.

The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; - opposed to frown.

A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.

Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of Providence.

Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.

A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

Change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

Express with a smile;