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smile meaning in Sinhala

හිනාව hināwa

/ˈsmaɪl/

smile in Sinhala: හිනාව (hināwa), සිනහව (sinahawa), හිනා වෙනවා (hinā wenawā). In English, smile means a facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

Sinhala words for smile

a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice
හිනාව hināwa, සිනහව sinahawa
to have a smile on one's face
හිනා වෙනවා hinā wenawā

English meaning of smile

  1. noun A facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.
  2. noun Favour; propitious regard.
  3. noun A drink bought by one person for another.
  4. verb To have (a smile) on one's face.

Full definition of smile

smile in a sentence

  • She's got a perfect smile.
  • He has a sinister smile.
  • She had a smile on her face.

Synonyms of smile

smile in other languages

Questions about smile in Sinhala

What is the meaning of smile in Sinhala?
Smile in Sinhala is හිනාව (hināwa), සිනහව (sinahawa), හිනා වෙනවා (hinā wenawā).
smile යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Smile: හිනාව (hināwa), සිනහව (sinahawa), හිනා වෙනවා (hinā wenawā).
What does smile mean in English?
Smile means a facial expression comprised by flexing the muscles of both ends of one's mouth, often showing the front teeth, without vocalisation, and in humans is a common involuntary or voluntary expression of happiness, pleasure, amusement, goodwill, or anxiety.

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