subrision

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noun

An act of smiling.

OriginLate Latin subrisio ← Latin subrīdeō →
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Meanings

nounsubrision (uncountable)
  1. literaryrareuncountableAn act of smiling.

    My Lycoris ſeeming to conceive the full force of this paſſionate diſtich with an amiable ſubriſion of countenance led me forward to a ſpot at no great diſtance called the iſland.

    1783 August, The European Magazine, and London Review, volume IV, London: […] John Fielding, page 110

Origin

  1. Latinsubrīdeō“to smile”
  2. Late Latinsubrisio“smile”
  3. Englishsubrision

Borrowed from Late Latin subrisio (“smile”), from Latin subrīdeō (“to smile”).

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