Emoticon Definition

ĭ-mōtĭ-kŏn
emoticons
noun
A combination of typed keyboard characters used, as in e-mail, to represent a stylized face meant to convey the writer's tone: for example, : ) suggests happiness | ; ) suggests irony | : ( suggests sadness.
Webster's New World
A facial glyph, used especially in e-mail and instant messages and sometimes typed sideways, that indicates an emotion or attitude, as [ :-) ] to indicate intended humor.
American Heritage

A graphical representation, either in the form of an image or made up of text characters, of a particular emotion of the writer.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Emoticon

Noun

Singular:
emoticon
Plural:
emoticons

Origin of Emoticon

  • Blend of emotion and icon

    From Wiktionary

  • emot(ion) icon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Emoticon Sentence Examples

  • You can also add an emoticon to your message.

  • The more complex an emoticon gets, the less effective it is, because the image becomes diluted.

  • Whether you choose a quote or an emoticon, take a few seconds to type and brighten someone's day.

  • The inclusion of a happy face or another form of smiley or emoticon helps to show immediately whether a comment is meant as a joke or in a light hearted way and is a great use of netiquette.

  • Another aspect of instant message smileys is the indication of other facial characteristics - for example, the comma representing the tear in the last emoticon above.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to emoticon using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

EEMEMO

Words Ending With

NONCON

Unscrambles

emoticon

Words Starting With E and Ending With N

Starts With E & Ends With NStarts With EM & Ends With NStarts With E & Ends With ON

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With E8 Letter Words Ending With N