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.