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smooth

• (a) 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
• (s) 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
  politic, suave, bland,
• (a) of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
• (s) smooth and unconstrained in movement
  • a long, smooth stride
  • the fluid motion of a cat
  • the liquid grace of a ballerina
  fluent, fluid, liquid,
• (a) (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
  • a legato passage
  legato,
• (a) of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
  • a smooth ride
• (s) lacking obstructions or difficulties
  • the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly
• (s) (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
  placid, tranquil, unruffled, still, quiet,

Nouns

• (n) the act of smoothing
  • he gave his hair a quick smooth

Verbs

• (v) make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
  • smooth the surface of the wood
  smoothen,
• (v) make (a surface) shine
  • shine the silver, please
  • polish my shoes
  polish, smoothen, shine,
• (v) free from obstructions
  • smooth the way towards peace negotiations
  smooth out,

Synonyms

smoothen politic suave bland polish shine smooth out fluent fluid liquid legato placid tranquil unruffled still quiet

Antonyms

roughen rough unsmooth disconnected staccato bumpy jolting jolty jumpy rocky

See also

gloss over skate over skimp over slur over smooth over even fine ironed slippery slippy unsubdivided simple compound

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