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warm smile

warm smile

4 1.0
A friendly expression on the face that shows real kindness
  • noun
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  • She greeted her guests with a warm smile that brightened the room.
  • gives a warm smile
  • greeted with a warm smile
  • offered a warm smile

Bring a warm smile with your cool water.

Examples

  • When we arrived, we were quickly greeted by the warm smile of their new foster mom, Kelly.

    Blog text (17)

  • The door opens, and Christoph greets them with a warm smile.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • You have a warm smile, which is very powerful.

    Licorice Pizza (2021)

  • Then he looked at me with a warm smile and added: "Well, good."

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "I felt I knew her," she says, breaking into a warm smile.

    Academic text (2011)

  • "I'm having a wonderful time," he says with a warm smile.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • She had this warm smile that filled me with love.

    Demon Tongue (2016)

  • The stewardess at the top of the stairs was tall and slim and had a warm smile.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Her lips always seemed parted in a warm smile, revealing a tiny gap in the center of her upper teeth.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "The bus driver, a matronly woman with a warm smile, said coaxingly, 'Come on, Trish.'"

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

grin
vswarm smile
139 1.0

A broad smile showing the teeth when someone is happy or amused

expresses friendly genuine cheer rather than simple amusement
big smile
vswarm smile
47 1.0

A wide friendly movement of the mouth that shows happiness

is more sincere and genuinely cheerful than an ordinary friendly expression
effulgent smile
vswarm smile
  • Literature
8.7

A very bright smile that shows great happiness

is friendlier and shows sincere cheer rather than intense radiance
twinkly-eyed smile
vswarm smile
5.6

A warm happy expression with bright lively eyes

focuses more on friendly sincerity than on playful eye sparkle
merry smile
vswarm smile
1.1

A happy look on someone's face that shows joy

adds friendly sincerity and deeper cheer rather than mere brightness

How Friendly

beaming
2.5
warm smile
4 1.0

Surface Forms

warm smile singular
warm smiles plural

Morphology

warm + smile

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'warm' (friendly, affectionate) modifying 'smile' (a facial expression), yielding 'a friendly/genuine smile.' This adjective+noun composition follows normal English semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Warm smile gives the image of a face that feels like gentle heat or sunlight: the word warm means soft heat and the word smile shows kindness. So a warm smile may come from the idea of giving comfort with your face, and it means 'friendliness' and 'making someone feel welcome'.