smilingly

Meanings

• adverb

  expressing or suggesting happiness or amusement; marked by or given to smiling.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with smilingly
mile , smile , wile

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Homophones

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1. smilingly (en) : expressing or suggesting happiness or amusement; marked by or given to smiling.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of smilingly that leads to same result
smile , smiled , smiler , smilers , smiles , smiling , smilingly

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'with a smile', from Old English smilian 'to smile'.

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Trivia

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1. The longest word that can be made using letters from the word 'smilingly' is 'linguistics'.

2. The word 'smilingly' appears in Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick'.

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Related Concepts

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1. facial expression: Smilingly is related to facial expressions, specifically a smile.

2. happiness: Smilingly is related to the emotion and feeling of happiness.

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Culture

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In literature, 'smilingly' is often used to convey sarcasm or insincerity. For instance, in Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest', Algernon says, 'I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy.' 'I can assure you I have not,' replied Jack. 'I have been trying to be good.' 'You have my blessing, then,' said Algernon, 'you may marry Gwendolyn.' 'I am afraid I cannot,' replied Jack, 'she does not love me.' 'But she will,' said Algernon, 'I'll manage it. I'll engage Lady Bracknell to come down and talk about her son's unfortunate habits.' 'That would be delightful,' said Jack, 'smilingly.'

How to Memorize "smilingly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person smiling while using the word 'smilingly'. Imagine yourself using the word in a sentence, such as 'She greeted her guests smilingly.' or 'He spoke to the class smilingly.'

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'smilingly' with the image of a smile. You can also associate it with the feeling of happiness or amusement.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Smilingly starts with S, so smile when you say it.'

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