smirk
English
/smɜːk/, /smɝk/
noun
Definitions
- an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful
- a forced or affected smile; a simper
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English smirken inherited from Old English smercian inherited from Proto-Germanic *smarōną (scoff at, mock), *-kōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*-kōną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Smiler English
- archaic smile English
- besmile English
- besmirk English
- nonsmile English
- outsmile English
- semi-smile English
- smile English
- smile-smirk English
- smileful English
- smileless English
- smilelike English
- smiler English
- smilest English
- smilet English
- smileth English
- smilie English
- smilish English
- smirker English
- smirkily English
- smirkiness English
- smirky English
- Schmierblatt German
- Schmierer German
- Schmiergeld German
- Schmierpapier German
- Schmierzettel German
- Schmieröl German
- beschmieren German
- schmieren German
- archaïque French
- *-kōną Proto-Germanic
- *smarōną Proto-Germanic
- スマイル Japanese
- -cian Old English
- bismer Old English
- smercian Old English
- smilen Middle English
- smirken Middle English
- ŝmiri Esperanto
- esmayl Cebuano
- smirwen Old High German