Emoticon

//ɪˈmoʊtəˌkɑn//

Synonyms for "emoticon" (3 found)

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Related words (1)

Noun(1 words)

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Translations

51 translations across 29 languages.

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Armenian

2 entries
  • զմայլիկ noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • սմայլիկ noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Catalan

1 entries
  • emoticona noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 表情符號 /表情符号 noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Danish

2 entries
  • emotikon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • smiley noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • miensimbolo noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Finnish

1 entries
  • hymiö noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

French

4 entries
  • binette noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • frimousse noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • émoticone noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • émoticône noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Galician

1 entries
  • emoticona noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Georgian

1 entries
  • სიცილაკი noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

German

1 entries
  • Emoticon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • פַּרְצוּפוֹן noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • רִגְשׁוֹן noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • emotikon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • hangulatjel noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • emotikon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Irish

1 entries
  • straoiseog noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Italian

1 entries
  • faccina noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Japanese

3 entries
  • エモティコン noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • 絵文字 noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • 顔文字 noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • күлегеш noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • эмотикон noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • өңтаңба noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Korean

2 entries
  • 이모티콘 noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • 통보문그림기호 noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Ligurian

2 entries
  • facìn noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • morìn noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Māori

1 entries
  • tohukare noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Persian

1 entries
  • شکلک noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Polish

3 entries
  • emotikon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • emotikona noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • emotka noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • emoticon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Romanian

1 entries
  • emoticon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Russian

3 entries
  • сма́йлик noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • смайл noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • эмотико́н noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • emotikon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Slovene

2 entries
  • smeško noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • čustvenček noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Spanish

2 entries
  • emoticono noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • emoticón noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Swedish

4 entries
  • emotikon noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • smajlis noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • smilgubbe noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)
  • smilis noun (representation of an emotion of the writer)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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This :-) is an emoticon.

Source: tatoeba (2470605)

The “smiling face with smiling eyes” is a standard in approval and appreciation. It expresses genuine happiness and warm, positive feelings. It is an emoji form of the ^^ emoticon.

Source: tatoeba (8665635)

Do you know what the difference between an emoticon and an emoji is?

Source: tatoeba (9737669)

This is the first time I've seen this emoticon in a while.

Source: tatoeba (11040268)

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