SIMPER
Dictionary entry overview: What does simper mean?
• SIMPER (noun)
The noun SIMPER has 1 sense:
1. a silly self-conscious smile
Familiarity information: SIMPER used as a noun is very rare.
• SIMPER (verb)
The verb SIMPER has 1 sense:
1. smile affectedly or derisively
Familiarity information: SIMPER used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SIMPER (noun)
Meaning:
A silly self-conscious smile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("simper" is a kind of...):
grin; grinning; smile; smiling (a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement)
• SIMPER (verb)
Meaning:
Smile affectedly or derisively
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
simper; smirk
Hypernyms (to "simper" is one way to...):
smile (change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "simper"):
fleer (to smirk contemptuously)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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