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SMOOTH
placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled
(adjective) (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; “a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay”; “the quiet waters of a lagoon”; “a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky”; “a smooth channel crossing”; “scarcely a ripple on the still water”; “unruffled water”
smooth
(adjective) lacking obstructions or difficulties; “the bill’s path through the legislature was smooth and orderly”
politic, smooth, suave, bland
(adjective) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; “he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage”; “the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error”
fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth
(adjective) smooth and unconstrained in movement; “a long, smooth stride”; “the fluid motion of a cat”; “the liquid grace of a ballerina”
smooth
(adjective) having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; “smooth skin”; “a smooth tabletop”; “smooth fabric”; “a smooth road”; “water as smooth as a mirror”
smooth
(adjective) of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence; “a smooth ride”
smooth
(adjective) of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
legato, smooth
(adjective) (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; “a legato passage”
smooth
(noun) the act of smoothing; “he gave his hair a quick smooth”
polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
(verb) make (a surface) shine; “shine the silver, please”; “polish my shoes”
smooth, smoothen
(verb) make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; “smooth the surface of the wood”
smooth, smooth out
(verb) free from obstructions; “smooth the way towards peace negotiations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest)
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
Bland; glib.
Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
(of a person) Suave; sophisticated.
(of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
(of a motion) Unbroken.
(chiefly, of water) Placid, calm.
(of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
(of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
(of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
(math, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
(linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
(of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.
Synonyms
• (having a texture lacking friction): even
• (without difficulty or problems): fluid
Antonyms
• rough
• uneven
• bumpy
Adverb
smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest)
Smoothly.
Noun
smooth (plural smooths)
Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
A smoothing action.
A domestic animal having a smooth coat.
A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.
(statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
Verb
smooth (third-person singular simple present smooths, present participle smoothing, simple past and past participle smoothed)
(transitive) To make smooth or even.
(transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
(transitive) To calm or palliate.
(statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
(West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
Anagrams
• shtoom
Source: Wiktionary
Smooth, a. [Compar. Smoother; superl. Smoothest.] Etym: [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. smeedhe, smoeedte, where e, oe, come from an older o; cf. LG. smöde, smöe, smödig; of uncertain origin.]
1. Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain. Chaucer. The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities. Dryden.
2. Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
3. Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
4. Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent. The only smooth poet of those times. Milton. Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join The varying verse, the full-resounding line. Pope. When sage Minerva rose, From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows. Gay.
5. Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering. This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft Conceal a traitor. Addison.
6. (Mech. & Physics)
Definition: Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
Note: Smooth is often used in the formation of selfexplaining compounds; as, smooth-bodied, smooth-browed, smooth-combed, smooth- faced, smooth-finished, smooth-gliding, smooth-grained, smooth- leaved, smooth-sliding, smooth-speaking, smooth-woven, and the like.
Syn.
– Even; plain; level; flat; polished; glossy; sleek; soft; bland; mild; soothing; voluble; flattering; adulatory; deceptive.
Smooth, adv.
Definition: Smoothly. Chaucer. Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. Shak.
Smooth, n.
1. The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths. Thackeray.
2. That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. "The smooth of his neck." Gen. xxvii. 16.
Smooth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Smoothed (smoothd); p. pr. & vb. n. Smoothing.] Etym: [OE. smothen, smethen, AS. smeedhian; cf. LG. smöden. See Smooth, a.]
Definition: To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron. Specifically: -- (a) To free from obstruction; to make easy. Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay, And smooth my passage to the realms of day. Pope.
(b) To free from harshness; to make flowing. In their motions harmony divine So smooths her charming tones that God's own ear Listens delighted. Milton.
(c) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault. (d) To give a smooth or calm appearance to. Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm. Milton.
(e) To ease; to regulate. Dryden.
Smooth, v. i.
Definition: To flatter; to use blandishment. Because I can not flatter and speak fair, Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive and cog. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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