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Smirk vs Smicker - What's the difference?

smirk | smicker |

As verbs the difference between smirk and smicker

is that smirk is to smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous while smicker is to look amorously or wantonly; smirk.

As adjectives the difference between smirk and smicker

is that smirk is (obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering while smicker is elegant; fine; gay.

As a noun smirk

is an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.

smirk

English

(wikipedia smirk)

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.
  • A forced or affected smile; a simper.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.

    Derived terms

    * smirker * smirkily * smirkingly * smirky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

    • Synonyms

    * simper * shit-eating grin (vulgar)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering
  • * Spenser
    • So smirk , so smooth.

    smicker

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Elegant; fine; gay.
    • No, his deep-reaching spirit could not brook The fond addiction to such vanity; Regardful of his honour he forsook The smicker use of court-humanity. — John Ford.
  • Amorous; wanton.
  • Spruce; smart.
    • A smicker''' boy, a lither swain, Heigh ho, a '''smicker swain, That his love was wanton fain, [...] — Lodge.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To look amorously or wantonly; smirk.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)