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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDuchenne
/duːˈʃɛn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Involving a genuine, involuntary smile that produces crinkling around the eyes, reflecting authentic joy or happiness.
"Her eyes lit up with a true Duchenne smile when she saw her childhood friend."
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Short for Duchenne smile, the facial expression universally recognized as a genuine display of positive emotion.
"Researchers can easily distinguish a polite social grin from a genuine Duchenne using facial coding software."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the surname of Guillaume Duchenne, a 19th-century French neurologist who pioneered the study of facial electrophysiology. He identified the specific contraction of the zygomaticus major and orbicularis oculi muscles that characterizes a genuine, heartfelt smile involving the eyes, as opposed to a deliberate social smile.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Duchenne" is said worldwide
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sourire de Duchenne
Transliteration: su-riʁ də dy-ʃɛn
"Un sourire de Duchenne engage les muscles autour des yeux."
Duchenne-Lächeln
Transliteration: du-ʃɛn lɛç-əln
"Ein echtes Duchenne-Lächeln kann man nur schwer vortäuschen."
sorriso di Duchenne
Transliteration: so-rri-zo di du-ʃɛn
"Il sorriso di Duchenne è considerato il segno di una vera gioia."
sonrisa de Duchenne
Transliteration: son-ri-sa de du-ʃɛn
"La sonrisa de Duchenne expresa felicidad genuina."
sorriso de Duchenne
Transliteration: su-ʁi-zu dʒi du-ʃɛn
"O sorriso de Duchenne envolve os olhos e reflete alegria real."
आँखों की मुस्कान
Transliteration: aankhon ki muskaan
"उसकी आँखों की मुस्कान ने सबका दिल जीत लिया।"
杜兴式微笑
Transliteration: dù xīng shì wēi xiào
"真诚的杜兴式微笑包含了眼睛周围肌肉的运动。"
뒤시헸 미소
Transliteration: dwi-si-hen mi-so
"진정한 뒤시헸 미소는 눈가 주름을 동반합니다."
デュシャン・スマイル
Transliteration: dyu-shan su-ma-i-ru
"デュシャン・スマイルは本物の幸福感を表す。"
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