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From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
smiley
Today it means: Cheerful and happy; smiling. Full definition →
Today it means: Cheerful and happy; smiling. Full definition →
From smile + -y (adjectival suffix). The noun is from the adjective, after smiley face.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.