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Definition of 'Smooth'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) smooth
free from projections or unevenness of surface.

2.  smooth
generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea.

3.  smooth
free from hairs or a hairy growth:
a smooth cheek.

4.  smooth
of uniform consistency; free from lumps, as a sauce.

5.  smooth
allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement or flow:
a smooth ride.

6.  smooth
easy and uniform, as the working of a machine.

7.  smooth
having projections worn away:
a smooth tire.

8.  smooth
free from hindrances or difficulties:
a smooth day at the office.

9.  smooth
undisturbed, tranquil, or equable, as the temper; serene.

10.  smooth
elegant, easy, or polished:
a smooth manner.

11.  smooth
ingratiatingly polite; suave:
a smooth talker.

12.  smooth
free from harshness; mellow, as wine.

13.  smooth
not harsh to the ear, as sound.

14. (adv.) smooth
in a smooth manner; smoothly.

15. (v.t.) smooth
to make smooth of surface, as by scraping, planing, or pressing.

16.  smooth
to remove (projections, ridges, wrinkles, etc.) in making something smooth (often fol. by away or out).

17.  smooth
to free from difficulties.

18.  smooth
to remove (obstacles) from a path (often fol. by away).

19.  smooth
to make more polished, elegant, or agreeable.

20.  smooth
to tranquilize, calm, or soothe.

21.  smooth
Math. to simplify (an expression) by substituting approximate or certain known values for the variables.

22.  smooth
smooth over, to make seem less severe, disagreeable, or irreconcilable.

23. (n.) smooth
the act of smoothing.

24.  smooth
something that is smooth; a smooth part or place.

Etymology: (bef. 1050; (adj.) ME smothe, late OE smōth)

Definition of 'Smooth'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) smooth
the act of smoothing
"he gave his hair a quick smooth"

2. (adj) smooth
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"

3. (adj) politic, smooth, suave, bland
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"

4. (adj) smooth
of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

5. (adj) fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth
smooth and unconstrained in movement
"a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

6. (adj) legato, smooth
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
"a legato passage"

7. (adj) smooth
of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
"a smooth ride"

8. (adj) smooth
lacking obstructions or difficulties
"the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"

9. (verb) placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled
(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"

10. (verb) smooth, smoothen
make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
"smooth the surface of the wood"

11. (verb) polish, smooth, smoothen, shine
make (a surface) shine
"shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

12. (verb) smooth, smooth out
free from obstructions
"smooth the way towards peace negotiations"

Definition of 'Smooth'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) smooth
≠ rough
Her skin is so smooth.; smooth new pavement on the road

2.  smooth
≠ bumpy, rough
a smooth crossing on the ferry

3.  smooth
using words in a confident and persuasive way
He's a smooth talker.

4.  smooth
without problems or difficulty
a smooth transition to the next phase of the project

Definition of 'Smooth'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Smooth
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

2. (adj) Smooth
to free from obstruction; to make easy

3. (adj) Smooth
to free from harshness; to make flowing

4. (adj) Smooth
to palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault

5. (adj) Smooth
to give a smooth or calm appearance to

6. (adj) Smooth
to ease; to regulate

7. (adverb) Smooth
smoothly

8. (noun) Smooth
the act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths

9. (noun) Smooth
that which is smooth; the smooth part of anything

10.  Smooth
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

11.  Smooth
evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair

12.  Smooth
gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream

13.  Smooth
flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent

14.  Smooth
bland; mild; smoothing; fattering

15.  Smooth
causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless

16. (verb) Smooth
to flatter; to use blandishment

Translation of 'Smooth'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: having an even surface; not rough Her skin is as smooth as satin.
Afrikaans: glad	Arabic: أمْلَس	Bulgarian: гладък
Brazilian: macio	Czech: hladký	German: glatt
Danish: glat; jævn	Greek: λείος	Spanish: liso
Estonian: sile	Farsi: صاف	Finnish: sileä
French: lisse	Hebrew: חָלָק	Hindi: चिकना, मसृण
Croatian: gladak, mekan	Hungarian: sima	Indonesian: halus
Icelandic: sléttur	Italian: liscio	Japanese: なめらかな
Korean: 매끄러운	Lithuanian: švelnus, glotnus	Latvian: gluds; līdzens
Malay: licin	Dutch: glad	Norwegian: glatt, myk
Polish: gładki	Persian: صاف	Pashto: ښوى، ميين، هوار: پوست، نر
Portuguese: macio	Romanian: neted; fără riduri	Russian: гладкий
Slovak: hladký	Slovenian: gladek	Serbian: gladak
Swedish: slät, jämn, len, mjuk	Thai: เรียบ	Turkish: pürüzsüz, düz
Taiwanese: 光滑的	Ukrainian: гладенький, рівний	Urdu: ہموار
Vietnamese: nhẵn, trơn, mượt	Chinese: 光滑的
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