emoticon
/ɪˈməʊtɪkɒn/noun
उच्चारण इमोटिकॉन
इमोटिकॉन, (कीबोर्ड के चिह्नों से बना) भावना दर्शाने वाला संकेत
Core word
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a short set of keyboard symbols that is used to show the feelings of the person writing an email or a text message, for example :-) for a smiling face
इमोटिकॉन, (कीबोर्ड के चिह्नों से बना) भावना दर्शाने वाला संकेत
- He ended every message with a smiling emoticon.
- She added a laughing emoticon to show she was joking.
- An emoticon at the end of a message can show that you are joking.
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- Older people sometimes type an emoticon with a colon and a bracket.
- The chat software turns each emoticon into a small picture.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
emoticon (countable)
An emoticon is a face or expression made from typed keyboard characters, such as :-) or :(. It comes from 'emotion' + 'icon'.
Emoticon keyboard के चिह्नों से बना चेहरा या भाव है, जैसे :-) या :( । यह 'emotion' + 'icon' से बना है।
- He ended the message with a smiling emoticon.
- Old chat rooms were full of emoticons.
an emoticon (article)
The word begins with a vowel sound, so it takes 'an': an emoticon.
शब्द vowel sound से शुरू होता है, इसलिए इसके साथ 'an' आता है: an emoticon।
- Add an emoticon to show that you are joking.
- She typed an emoticon after the sentence.
emoticon in / at the end of + text
Use 'in' for the message and 'at the end of' for the position.
संदेश के लिए 'in' और स्थान के लिए 'at the end of' आता है।
- There was a winking emoticon in his reply.
- Put an emoticon at the end of the line.
emoticon vs emoji
Emoticons are text-based; emojis are small pictures. Phones often change a typed emoticon into an emoji automatically.
Emoticons अक्षरों पर आधारित हैं; emojis छोटे चित्र हैं। फ़ोन प्रायः टाइप किए गए emoticon को अपने आप emoji में बदल देते हैं।
- Your phone turns :-) into a yellow emoji.
- An emoticon needs no special keyboard.
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adjective + emoticon
smilingwinkingsadangryhappytyped
- She used a winking emoticon to show she was only teasing.
verb + emoticon
typeuseaddsendreplaceinclude
- He typed an emoticon to soften his remark.
emoticon + noun
codefacesymbolchatlist
- The emoticon list included more than a hundred faces.
emoticon + for / of
for happinessfor surpriseof a smileof a frownof laughter
- The emoticon for a smile is a colon and a bracket.
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- The teacher said an emoticon looks out of place in a job application.
शिक्षक ने कहा कि नौकरी के आवेदन में emoticon अनुचित लगता है।
- Radhika typed a smiling emoticon so her friend would not take the joke seriously.
राधिका ने एक मुस्कुराता emoticon टाइप किया ताकि उसकी सहेली मज़ाक को गंभीरता से न ले।
- Emoticons were popular in the early days of email.
Email के शुरुआती दिनों में emoticons लोकप्रिय थे।
- He was unable to read the sad emoticon because the font was small.
फ़ॉन्ट छोटा होने के कारण वह उदास emoticon नहीं पढ़ सका।
- A single emoticon can change the meaning of a short message.
एक अकेला emoticon छोटे संदेश का अर्थ बदल सकता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She wrote a emoticon at the end.
✓ She wrote an emoticon at the end.
Use 'an' before a vowel sound.
Vowel sound से पहले 'an' आता है।
✗ He sent many emoticon in his message.
✓ He sent many emoticons in his message.
'Many' needs a plural noun.
'Many' के साथ plural noun आता है।
?Which word?
Do not confuse an emoticon (a face made from keyboard symbols such as a colon and a bracket) and an emoji (a small ready-made picture).
Emoticon (colon और bracket जैसे कीबोर्ड चिह्नों से बना चेहरा) और emoji (छोटा तैयार चित्र) में भ्रम न करें।