Why, look at him—look at this simpering self-righteous mug!
Yes, another world it was, when these black ruins, white in their new mortar and fresh chiselling, first saw the sun as walls, long ago. Gauge not, with thy dilettante compasses, with that placid dilettante simper, the Heavens—Watchtower of our Fathers, the fallen Gods—Houses, the Golgotha of true Souls departed!
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Simper — Sim per, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simpered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Simpering}.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.] 1. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Simper — Sim per, n. A constrained, self conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk. [1913 Webster] The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simper — vb *smile, smirk, grin simper n smile, smirk, grin (see under SMILE vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
simper — [sim′pər] vi. [Early ModE, akin to Dan dial., MDu simperlijc, dainty, affected] to smile in a silly, affected, or self conscious way vt. to say or express with a simper n. a silly, affected, or self conscious smile simperer n. simperingly adv … English World dictionary
simper — 1560s, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (e.g. dial. Dan. semper affected, coy, prudish ) or M.Du. zimperlijk affected, coy, prim … Etymology dictionary
simper — ► VERB ▪ smile in an ingratiating or coy manner. ► NOUN ▪ a smile of this kind. DERIVATIVES simpering adjective. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
Simper — Nicholas Simper (* 3. November 1945 in Nordwood Green, Southall) ist ein Bassist. Simper war Gründungsmitglied von Deep Purple im Jahr 1968. Bereits 1969 wurde er durch Roger Glover ersetzt. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Biographie 2 Diskographie 2.1 Deep … Deutsch Wikipedia
simper — UK [ˈsɪmpə(r)] / US [ˈsɪmpər] verb [intransitive] Word forms simper : present tense I/you/we/they simper he/she/it simpers present participle simpering past tense simpered past participle simpered to smile in a way that looks silly and is not… … English dictionary
simper — I. verb (simpered; simpering) Etymology: akin to Middle Dutch zimperlijc elegant, Danish dialect simper affected, coy Date: circa 1563 intransitive verb to smile in a silly manner transitive verb to say with a simper < simpered an apology > •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
simper — simperer, n. simperingly, adv. /sim peuhr/, v.i. 1. to smile in a silly, self conscious way. v.t. 2. to say with a simper. n. 3. a silly, self conscious smile. [1555 65; akin to MD zimperlijc, dial. Dan simper affected, Dan sippe affected woman,… … Universalium
simper — [[t]sɪ̱mpə(r)[/t]] simpers, simpering, simpered VERB When someone simpers, they smile in a rather silly way. The maid lowered her chin and simpered. N COUNT Simper is also a noun. Thank you doctor, said the nurse with a simper … English dictionary
