archaic smile

ar·cha·ic smile
UK/ɑːˌkeɪ.ɪk ˈsmaɪl/US/ɑɹˌkeɪ.ɪk ˈsmaɪl/

noun

A smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (9th–5th century BCE).

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Meanings

nounarchaic smile (plural archaic smiles)

plural archaic smiles

  1. Ancient GreekhistoricalsculptureartA smiling facial expression commonly found on Greek statues of the Archaic period (9th–5th century BCE).

Origin

Endocentric compound of archaic + smile, referring to the Archaic period of Ancient Greek art.

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Translations

Bulgarian архаичната усми́вка
  • архаичната усми́вка (arhaičnata usmívka)smiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Catalan somriure arcaic
  • somriure arcaicsmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Chinese Mandarin 古風式微笑 /古风式微笑
  • 古風式微笑 /古风式微笑 (gǔfēngshìwēixiào, gǔfēngshìwéixiào)smiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Danish arkaisk smil
  • arkaisk smilsmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Finnish arkaainen hymy
  • arkaainen hymysmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
French sourire archaïque
  • sourire archaïquesmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
German Archaisches Lächeln
  • Archaisches Lächelnsmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Greek αρχαϊκό μειδίαμα
  • αρχαϊκό μειδίαμα (archaïkó meidíama)smiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Hebrew חיוך ארכאי
  • חיוך ארכאיsmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Italian sorriso arcaico
  • sorriso arcaicosmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Japanese アルカイックスマイル
  • アルカイックスマイル (arukaikku sumairu)smiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Korean 고졸기 미소
  • 고졸기 미소smiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Norwegian Bokmål arkaisk smil
  • arkaisk smilsmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Polish archaiczny uśmiech
  • archaiczny uśmiechsmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Portuguese sorriso arcaico
  • sorriso arcaicosmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Russian архаическая улыбка
  • архаическая улыбка (arxaičeskaja ulybka)smiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Spanish sonrisa arcaica
  • sonrisa arcaicasmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Swedish arkaiskt leende
  • arkaiskt leendesmiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Ukrainian архаї́чна у́смішка
  • архаї́чна у́смішка (arxajíčna úsmiška)smiling facial expression of Archaic Greek statues
Cite this entry
APA

archaic smile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaic%20smile

MLA

“archaic smile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaic%20smile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archaic smile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaic%20smile.

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