smirk : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: smirk	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for smirk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smirk n a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure v smile affectedly or derisively Synonym(s): smirk, simper
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smirk \Smirk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smirked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smirking}.] [OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG. smieren, smielen, to smile. See {Smile}, v. i.] To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smirk \Smirk\, n. A forced or affected smile; a simper. The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Smirk \Smirk\, a. Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. [bd]So smirk, so smooth.[b8] --Spenser.