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smooth
[ smooth ]
adjective
- free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough:
smooth wood; a smooth road.
Synonyms: , , ,
- generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea.
- free from hairs or a hairy growth:
a smooth cheek.
- of uniform consistency; free from lumps, as a batter, sauce, etc.
- free from or proceeding without abrupt curves, bends, etc.:
a smooth ride.
- allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement or flow:
smooth driving.
- easy and uniform, as motion or the working of a machine.
- having projections worn away:
a smooth tire casing.
- free from hindrances or difficulties:
a smooth day at the office.
- noting a metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness for a single-cut file. Compare dead-smooth.
- undisturbed, tranquil, or equable, as the feelings, temper, etc.; serene:
a smooth disposition.
- elegant, easy, or polished:
smooth manners.
- ingratiatingly polite or suave:
That salesman is a smooth talker.
- free from harshness, sharpness, or bite; bland or mellow, as cheese or wine.
- not harsh to the ear, as sound:
the smooth music of a ballroom dance band.
- Phonetics. without aspiration.
adverb
- in a smooth manner; smoothly.
verb (used with object)
- to make smooth of surface, as by scraping, planing, or pressing.
- to remove (projections, ridges, wrinkles, etc.) in making something smooth (often followed by away or out ).
- to free from difficulties.
- to remove (obstacles) from a path (often followed by away ).
- to make more polished, elegant, or agreeable, as wording or manners.
- to tranquilize, calm, or soothe (a person, the feelings, etc.).
- Mathematics. to simplify (an expression) by substituting approximate or certain known values for the variables.
noun
- act of smoothing:
She adjusted the folds with a smooth of her hand.
- something that is smooth; a smooth part or place:
through the rough and the smooth.
verb phrase
- to make seem less severe, disagreeable, or irreconcilable; allay; mitigate:
He smoothed over my disappointment with kind words.
smooth
/ ːð /
adjective
- resting in the same plane; without bends or irregularities
- silky to the touch
smooth velvet
- lacking roughness of surface; flat
- tranquil or unruffled
smooth temper
- lacking obstructions or difficulties
- suave or persuasive, esp as suggestive of insincerity
- ( in combination )
smooth-tongued
- (of the skin) free from hair
- of uniform consistency
smooth batter
- not erratic; free from jolts
smooth driving
- not harsh or astringent
a smooth wine
- having all projections worn away
smooth tyres
- maths (of a curve) differentiable at every point
- phonetics without preliminary or simultaneous aspiration
- gentle to the ear; flowing
- physics (of a plane, surface, etc) regarded as being frictionless
adverb
- in a calm or even manner; smoothly
verb
- also introften foll bydown to make or become flattened or without roughness or obstructions
- often foll byout or away to take or rub (away) in order to make smooth
she smoothed out the creases in her dress
- to make calm; soothe
- to make easier
smooth his path
- electrical engineering to remove alternating current ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
- obsolete.to make more polished or refined
noun
- the smooth part of something
- the act of smoothing
- tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form a continuous line Compare rough
Derived Forms
- ˈǴdzٳ, adverb
- ˈǴdzٳԱ, noun
- ˈǴdzٳ, noun
- ˈǴdzٳ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Ǵdzٳa· adjective
- Ǵdzٳİ noun
- Ǵdzٳl adverb
- Ǵdzٳn noun
- v·Ǵdzٳ adjective
- over·Ǵdzٳl adverb
- over·Ǵdzٳn noun
- ·Ǵdzٳ verb (used with object)
- ·Ǵdzٳ verb (used with object)
- ܲ·Ǵdzٳ adjective
- un·Ǵdzٳl adverb
- un·Ǵdzٳn noun
- ܲ·Ǵdzٳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of smooth1
Word History and Origins
Origin of smooth1
Idioms and Phrases
- take the rough with the smooth
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Young smooths a microfiber cloth across the hood, then leans in closely to inspect it.
It's not been smooth sailing but we have picked ourselves up and shown we are a top team.
It has not been a smooth ride, however.
For frosting: Mix butter, banana, lemon juice, and cream cheese well, then add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
“When people touch them, it’s kind of cool because their bellies are soft and smooth. Their backs are sharp and spiny. It’s kind of analogous to sharkskin.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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