Definitions for smoothness
smooth·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smoothnessnoun

   a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch

   "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"

2. eloquence, fluency, smoothnessnoun

   powerful and effective language

   "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

3. suavity, suaveness, blandness, smoothnessnoun

   the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner

4. smoothnessnoun

   the quality of having a level and even surface

   "the water was a glassy smoothness"; "the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean"

5. smoothnessnoun

   the quality of being free from errors or interruptions

   "the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smoothnessnoun

   The condition of being smooth.

2. Etymology: From smethnes, *, from smeþnes, *, equivalent to.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smoothnessnoun

   Etymology: from smooth.

   1. Evenness on the surface; freedom from asperity.

   The purling, which proceeds of inequality, is bred between the smoothness of the inward surface of the pipe, which is wet, and the rest that remaineth dry. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   A countryman feeding his flock by the seaside, it was so delicate a fine day, that the smoothness of the water tempted him to set up for a merchant. Roger L'Estrange.

   The nymph is all into a laurel gone,
   The smoothness of her skin remains alone. Dryden.

   2. Softness or mildness on the palate.

   Fallacious drink! ye honest men beware,
   Nor trust its smoothness; the third circling glass
   Suffices virtue. Philips.

   3. Sweetness and softness of numbers.

   As French has more fineness and smoothness at this time, so it had more compass, spirit, and force in Montaigne’s age. William Temple.

   Virgil , though smooth, where smoothness is required, is so far from affecting it, that he rather disdains it; frequently using synalephas, and concluding his sense in the middle of his verse. Dryden.

   4. Blandness and gentleness of speech.

   She is too subtle for thee; and her smoothness,
   Her very silence, and her patience,
   Speak to the people, and they pity her. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smoothness

   In mathematical analysis, the smoothness of a function is a property measured by the number of continuous derivatives it has over some domain, called differentiability class. At the very minimum, a function could be considered smooth if it is differentiable everywhere (hence continuous). At the other end, it might also possess derivatives of all orders in its domain, in which case it is said to be infinitely differentiable and referred to as a C-infinity function (or C ∞ {\displaystyle C^{\infty }} function).

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1. smoothness

   Smoothness can have multiple contexts depending on the field it is used in: 1. Physical Property: Generally, smoothness refers to a surface's texture and the absence of roughness or irregularities that can be felt by touch. A smooth surface is often glossy, sleek, and free from bumps or protuberances. 2. Mathematics: It refers to the continuous differentiability of a function or the regularity of a curve or a surface. A smooth function is one where you can continuously draw its graph without lifting up your pencil. 3. Computer Science or Computer Graphics: It refers to the level of detail and lack of visible polygons in a displayed or rendered digital image. 4. Statistics: It refers to noise reduction in data analysis, often through algorithms or models which eliminates fluctuations or bumps, leading to a clearer pattern recognition. 5. Practical or Procedural Aspect: Smoothness refers to how seamlessly, harmoniously, or efficiently a system or process works without any hindrance, glitches, or snags. 6. Behavior & Communication: In social circuits, smoothness refers to an individual's tact, diplomacy, finesse, or charm in navigation and interaction. Thus, the commonality across all definitions is the absence of hindrances, discontinuities or irregularities leading to ease, simplicity, and elegance of form or function.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smoothnessnoun

   quality or state of being smooth

Matched Categories

1. • Effortlessness
   • Evenness
   • Expressive Style
   • Graciousness
   • Texture

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smoothness in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smoothness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of smoothness in a Sentence

1. R. Buckminster Fuller:

   Children are born true scientists. They spontaneously experiment and experience and reexperience again. They select, combine, and test, seeking to find order in their experiences - "which is the mostest? which is the leastest?" They smell, taste, bite, and touch-test for hardness, softness, springiness, roughness, smoothness, coldness, warmness: the heft, shake, punch, squeeze, push, crush, rub, and try to pull things apart.

2. Mouchegh Petrossian:

   Great caviar should have a buttery smoothness to it and shouldn’t really taste fishy at all.

3. Raymond Chandler:

   Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that I write in a sort of broken-down patois which is something like the way a Swiss waiter talks, and that when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split, and when I interrupt the velvety smoothness of my more or less literate syntax with a few sudden words of bar-room vernacular, that is done with the eyes wide open and the mind relaxed but attentive.

4. Bob Boniface:

   Those straight-eights that Buick built back then were known for their incredible smoothness and durability, it was a great motor.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=smoothness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smoothness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=smoothness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothness
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoothness