See Also: condolent(dictionary)

smiley (iou) and condolent (iou)


smiley (iou)



smiley adjective & noun. M19.
[from SMILE noun + -Y1.]
A. adjective.
Inclined to smile; smiling, cheerful. M19.
Caused by or causing a smile. L20.
b. noun. In full smiley face. A simple representation of a smiling face, spec. (a) a cartoon drawing on a round yellow background; (b) (Computing) an emoticon formed by the characters :-) and used to indicate that the writer is pleased or joking. L20.

condolent (iou)



condolent adjective. LME.
[Latin condolent- pres. ppl stem of condolere: see CONDOLE, -ENT.]
Sorrowing greatly. LME-L15.
Compassionate; expressing sympathetic grief. L15.