Thesaurus: simper

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1. v. i. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.
2. v. i. To glimmer; to twinkle.
3. n. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.
4. n. a silly self-conscious smile
5. v. smile affectedly or derisively
6. 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. ir. P. Sidney. 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.] Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. Herbert. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk. The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. Pope.
7. A constrained, conscious">self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile;a smirk.The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. Pope.
8. v:100 n. a silly self-conscious smile