smaidīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From smaids (“smile”) +‎ -īgs.

Adjective

smaidīgs (definite smaidīgais, comparative smaidīgāks, superlative vissmaidīgākais, adverb smaidīgi)

  1. smiling (one that is smiling; one that tends to smile often)
    smaidīga meitene ― smiling girl
    viņa allaž bija jautra un smaidīga, katram zināja pateikt kādu labu vārdu ― she was always nice and smiling, she knew how to say a nice word to everyone
    kad Ilmārs beidzot atbrauca, Pēteris pāris dienu staigāja smaidīgs kā saulīte un runājās ar dēlu vienā gabalā ― when Ilmārs finally came back, Pēteris went around for a couple of days smiling like a little sun and talked uninterruptedly with his son (= Ilmārs
  2. smiling (associated with a smile)
    smaidgīgas acis ― smiling eyes
    smaidīga, enerģiska sievetes seja ― a smiling, energetic female face

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