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facial gesture vs smiling

smiling vs facial gesture

facial gesture and smiling both are nouns.

facial gesture is not an adjective while smiling is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
facial gesture Yes No No No
smiling Yes Yes No No
As nouns, smiling is a hyponym of facial gesture; that is, smiling is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than facial gesture:
  • facial gesture: a gesture executed with the facial muscles
  • smiling: a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
Other hyponyms of facial gesture include emoticon, gape, face, grimace, frown, scowl, grin, grinning, smile, laugh, snarl, straight face, wink, wince.
facial gesture (noun) smiling (noun)
a gesture executed with the facial muscles a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
facial gesture (adjective) smiling (adjective)
smiling with happiness or optimism
Difference between facial gesture and smiling

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