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Goodbye vs Smile - What's the difference?

goodbye | smile |

As nouns the difference between goodbye and smile

is that goodbye is an utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone while smile is 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 or anxiety.

As an interjection goodbye

is ; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

As a verb smile is

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

goodbye

English

Alternative forms

* good-by * good-bye * good bye

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • ; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

    • Synonyms

    * (informal) catch you later, bye, bye-bye, ciao, see you, so long, ta ta, toodeloo, TTFN, ttyl * (formal) adieu, adios, farewell, sayonara * (slang) hasta la vista, , later, laters, keep it real, peace out. take it easy, toodles, peace, cya * cheerio, cheery-bye, toodle pip (dated) * good morn, good morning (during the morning ) * good afternoon, good midday (during midday ) * good day (during day ) * good eve, good evening (during the evening ) * good night (during night ) * See also

    Derived terms

    * kiss goodbye * say goodbye

    Related terms

    * good riddance

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An utterance of goodbye, the wishing of farewell to someone.
    • John gave Rebecca a goodbye to wish her luck on her holiday.

    smile

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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 or anxiety.
  • :
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=5 , passage=Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady.
  • *
  • *:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile? ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * archaic smile * besmile * Chelsea smile * Glasgow smile * smileless * smilet * smiley * vertical smile

    Verb

    (smil)
  • (ambitransitive) To have (a smile) on one's face.
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}
  • To express by smiling.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=2 , passage=I had occasion […] to make a somewhat long business trip to Chicago, and on my return […] I found Farrar awaiting me in the railway station. He smiled his wonted fraction by way of greeting, […], and finally leading me to his buggy, turned and drove out of town. I was completely mystified at such an unusual proceeding.}}
  • To express amusement, pleasure, or love and kindness.
  • * Byron
    • When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled .
  • To look cheerful and joyous; to have an appearance suited to excite joy.
    • The sun smiled down from a clear summer sky.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • The desert smiled , / And paradise was opened in the wild.
  • To be propitious or favourable; to countenance.
    • The gods smiled on his labours.

    Derived terms

    * smiler

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