The smile is a subtle and silent laugh.
The smile is the result of smiling , a verb that refers to a silent and subtle laugh . When a person smiles, therefore, a smile appears on their face.
The term derives from Latin, which is the result of the sum of two components of said language: the prefix son- , which comes from sub- and which means "below" ; and risus , which is the participle of the verb ridere , equivalent to "laugh" .
About the smile
It can be said that a smile consists of an expression on a subject's face, which is formed from the movement of the muscles that surround the eyes and mouth. The smile generally reflects joy, pleasure or compliance .
It is generally understood that smiling is a natural (biological) response to a stimulus, that is, it is innate. People do not learn to smile nor do they do so by imitation, but the smile arises spontaneously even when we are babies.
It is important to highlight that smiling is an exclusive faculty of human beings . Similar expressions in animals do not reflect the same thing; On the contrary, when a dog moves its lips and shows its teeth, it means that it is about to attack or is in a state of alert, for example.
Beyond the natural nature of the smile, it is possible for a person to make a voluntary smile as a sign of kindness or commitment . A woman can respond to a compliment with a smile, in the manner of a thank you, but without this implying that the compliment was funny or made her feel good.
Smiling is a natural response to a positive stimulus.
Oral care
The smile has become one of the "business cards" that human beings have. That is why it is essential that you take care of it. Hence, there are currently many people who, in order to offer the best, undergo all types of treatments in this regard.
Specifically, they not only choose to go to a dentist's clinic so that their teeth are perfectly aligned but also so that they look very white. Likewise, for this it is necessary to carry out other activities such as perfect daily oral hygiene , undertaken through brushing and flossing.
It is also common for people to smile when they are going to be photographed. In this case, smiling is a social convention since it is currently believed that, in photos, the protagonists should appear smiling and not too serious.
Movie "The Sound of Music"
We cannot forget either that precisely one of the most important films in the history of cinema uses the word in question in its title. We are referring to "The Sound of Music" . The film was released in 1965 , directed by Robert Wise and starring, among others, actors such as Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer .
It tells the story of a novice named Maria who, some time before Austria is annexed to Germany , is sent to work as a nanny in the house of a widowed captain, who has a whopping seven children.