Word Meanings - SIMPER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. ir. P. Sidney.

Additional info about word: SIMPER

affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner. Behold yond simpering dame. Shak. With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. ir. P. Sidney. 2. To glimmer; to twinkle. Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. Herbert.

Related words: (words related to SIMPER)

• SMILAX
  A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The rootstocks of certain species are the source of the medicine called sarsaparilla. A delicate trailing plant much used for decoration. It is
• AFFECTATIONIST
  One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall.
• BEHOLDER
  One who beholds; a spectator.
• SILLYHOW
  A caul. See Caul, n., 3.
• ABOUT
  On the point or verge of; going; in act of. Paul was now aboutto open his mouth. Acts xviii. 14. 7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To treat about thy ransom." Milton. She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope. (more info)
• AFFECTION
  Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
• AFFECTIBILITY
  The quality or state of being affectible.
• SMILER
  One who smiles. Tennyson.
• BEHOLDING
  Obliged; beholden. I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend father. Robynson So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or sister's children. Fuller.
• AFFECTIVELY
  In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
• SEMPERVIRENT
  Always fresh; evergreen. Smart.
• CONCEITEDLY
  1. In an egotistical manner. 2. Fancifully; whimsically.
• SMILACIN
  See PARRILIN
• SEMPERVIVE
  The houseleek.
• BEHOLDINGNESS
  , The state of being obliged or beholden. Sir P. Sidney.
• COUNTENANCE
  demeanor, composure, F. contenance demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor, fr. L. continere to hold together, 1. Appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect; mien. So spake the Son, and into terror changed
• CONCEITEDNESS
  The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity. Addison.
• SEMPERVIVUM
  A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek is the commonest species.
• AFFECTIONED
  1. Disposed. Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10. 2. Affected; conceited. Shak.
• AFFECTER
  One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after. "Affecters of wit." Abp. Secker.
• OVERAFFECT
  To affect or care for unduly. Milton.
• MISAFFECT
  To dislike.
• ROUNDABOUTNESS
  The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
• UNMANNERLY
  Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.
• LOUD-MOUTHED
  Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily; noisily impudent.
• INAFFECTED
  Unaffected. -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
• SELF-CONCEIT
  Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers or endowments. Syn. -- See Egotism.
• REDMOUTH
  Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus Diabasis, or Hæmulon, of the Southern United States, having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also flannelmouth, and grunt.
• SPLAYMOUTH
  A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision. Dryden.