Grin vs. Smirk: What's the Difference?

To smile broadly, often baring the teeth, as in amusement, glee, embarrassment, or other strong emotion.

To smile in an annoying self-satisfied manner.

To express with a grin

An annoying self-satisfied smile.

The act of grinning.

An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied, conceited or scornful.

The facial expression produced by grinning.

A forced or affected smile.

A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.

To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

(obsolete) A snare; a gin.

(obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering

(intransitive) To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth.

To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with affected complaisance; to simper.

(transitive) To express by grinning.

A forced or affected smile; a simper.

To show the teeth, like a snarling dog.

Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering.

(transitive) To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer.

A smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure

A snare; a gin.

Smile affectedly or derisively

The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering smile.

To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.

To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.

To express by grinning.

A facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

To draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl