plural noun. : smiling caused by a feeling of embarrassment.
If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. Matthew allowed himself a wry smile. Synonyms: contorted, twisted, crooked, distorted More Synonyms of wry. adjective.
Rueful shows up a lot in descriptions of remorseful grins or apologetic smiles. If you're sorry about something you've done but you can still laugh at yourself a little bit, you feel rueful. The word itself comes from the verb to rue, which means "to regret."
A wry smile and a wry expression are probably both somewhat contorted and intended to indicate a sense of irony or sarcasm. You might give a wry smile after telling a particularly wry joke (the kind of joke that's so dry that it's hard to tell whether it's a joke).
A Duchenne smile is the one that reaches your eyes, making the corners wrinkle up with crow's feet. It's the smile most of us recognize as the most authentic expression of happiness. Non-Duchenne smiles shouldn't necessarily be considered “fake,” however. A more accurate way of describing them might be “polite.”
Today's crocodylians all have similar toothy smiles. Whether it's a Nile crocodile, American alligator, or a gharial, all living members of their reptilian family have pointy, cone-shaped teeth good for snatching wriggling prey, and fitting the carnivores' roles as aquatic ambush predators.
(figurative) a wolfish grin (= showing sexual interest in somebody)
We all use fake or forced smiles many times each day, and for different and valid reasons. The correct scientific terms for what we might call fake and real smiles is Duchennne or Non-Duchenne. Heathline says, “A Duchenne smile is the one that reaches your eyes, making the corners wrinkle up with crow's feet.
The Charismatic Complex Smile
A complex smile lives up to its name. It's the most complex smile style, and it's also the most rare, found in only about 2% of people naturally. A complex smile combines the movements in both the other smile styles and adds to it a simultaneous lowering of the lower lip.
To be considered conventionally attractive, your smile should have the same midline (vertical line that splits the face perfectly in half) as your face. If your smile's midline isn't directly between your two central front teeth, it might look unattractive.
A flirtatious smile, sometimes called a Mona Lisa smile, is characterized by eye contact, a slight smile, and a slight head tilt.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone has a wry expression, it shows that they find a bad situation or a change in a situation slightly amusing. [...]
face as long as a fiddle. frown. gloom. glumness. hangdog look.
Genuine Smiles: When real smiles occur, there are two muscles that primarily flex upwards in the face as was recognized by the French physician Guillaume Duchenne. This involves the major zygomatic muscle that is heavily controlled by the person voluntarily. This is the “smile for the camera” type smile.
Eccedentsiast means those who hide behind a smile to convince others that they are happy. Also known as smiling depression which is a type of depression that is often not detected. So, is eccedentsiast dangerous?
Noun. A contemptuous or mocking smirk or laugh. sneer. smirk.
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose. quotations ▼
(informal) (comparative dopier, superlative dopiest) rather stupid. a dopey grin.
2. clever and dishonest, crafty, cunning. a vulpine grin.
If someone is crying crocodile tears, their tears and sadness are not genuine or sincere.
Crocodile vs Shark: Bite Power and Teeth
The crocodile has the strongest bite of any terrestrial animal at 3,700PSI while also using 66, 4-inch-long teeth on their prey. Sharks have them beat, though. They bite at 4,000PSI with 300 serrated teeth measuring more than two inches.
Prior research conducted by renowned animal behaviorist Jonathon Balcombe concluded that crocodiles do feel pleasure. The feelings arise via the release of happiness-promoting chemicals like the neurotransmitter dopamine.
The meta-analysis found that, overall, Duchenne smiles and people producing Duchenne smiles are rated more positively (i.e., authentic, genuine, real, attractive, trustworthy) than non-Duchenne smiles and people producing non-Duchenne smiles.
The Duchenne smile is a very unique type of smile that psychologists have been studying for over a century. In short, it is considered to be a genuine, often involuntary smile of happiness.