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smiley (adj.)

also smily, "inclined to smile," 1848, from smile (n.) + -y (2). Smiley-face (n.) is from 1981; as a computer icon from 1987.

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Definitions of smiley from WordNet

smiley (n.)
an emoticon of a smiling face;
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