| smoothly | | |
| adv. | 1. smoothly, swimmingly | with no problems or difficulties.; "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"; "despite of some mishaps, everything went swimmingly" |
| adv. | 2. smoothly | in a smooth and diplomatic manner.; "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'" |
| smoothness | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. smoothness | a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch.; "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" |
| ~ texture | the feel of a surface or a fabric.; "the wall had a smooth texture" |
| ~ silkiness, sleekness | the smooth feel of silk fabric. |
| ~ slick, slipperiness, slickness, slip | a slippery smoothness.; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller" |
| ~ powderiness, fineness | having a very fine texture.; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" |
| ~ burnish, glossiness, polish, gloss | the property of being smooth and shiny. |
| n. (communication) | 2. eloquence, fluency, smoothness | 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" |
| ~ expressive style, style | a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period.; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" |
| n. (attribute) | 3. blandness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity | the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner. |
| ~ graciousness | excellence of manners or social conduct. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. smoothness | 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" |
| ~ invariability, evenness | a quality of uniformity and lack of variation. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. smoothness | the quality of being free from errors or interruptions.; "the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified" |
| ~ effortlessness | the quality of requiring little effort.; "such effortlessness is achieved only after hours of practice" |
| smooth | | |
| n. (act) | 1. smooth | the act of smoothing.; "he gave his hair a quick smooth" |
| ~ accomplishment, achievement | the action of accomplishing something. |
| v. (contact) | 2. smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.; "smooth the surface of the wood" |
| ~ strip | remove the thread (of screws). |
| ~ change surface | undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface. |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| ~ launch | smoothen the surface of.; "launch plaster" |
| ~ rake | level or smooth with a rake.; "rake gravel" |
| ~ plane | make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane.; "plane the top of the door" |
| ~ float | make the surface of level or smooth.; "float the plaster" |
| ~ sand, sandpaper | rub with sandpaper.; "sandpaper the wooden surface" |
| ~ sandblast | grind with a sandblast.; "sandblast the facade of the building" |
| ~ file | smooth with a file.; "file one's fingernails" |
| v. (contact) | 3. polish, shine, smooth, smoothen | make (a surface) shine.; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes" |
| ~ beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish | make more beautiful. |
| ~ simonise, simonize | polish with wax.; "The motorcycle has been Simonized" |
| ~ sleek, slick | make slick or smooth. |
| ~ burnish, furbish, buff | polish and make shiny.; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" |
| ~ rub | move over something with pressure.; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin" |
| ~ gloss | give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing. |
| v. (possession) | 4. smooth, smooth out | free from obstructions.; "smooth the way towards peace negotiations" |
| ~ disembarrass, rid, free | relieve from.; "Rid the house of pests" |
| adj. | 5. 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" |
| ~ even | being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with).; "an even application of varnish"; "an even floor"; "the road was not very even"; "the picture is even with the window" |
| ~ ironed | (of linens or clothes) smoothed with a hot iron. |
| ~ fine | of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles.; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" |
| ~ slippery, slippy | causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide.; "slippery sidewalks"; "a slippery bar of soap"; "the streets are still slippy from the rain" |
| ~ creaseless, uncreased | used especially of fabrics.; "uncreased trousers" |
| ~ even-textured | having an even texture. |
| ~ fast | (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds.; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay" |
| ~ fine-textured, smooth-textured | having a smooth, fine-grained structure. |
| ~ glassy | resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness.; "the glassy surface of the lake"; "the pavement was...glassy with water" |
| ~ seamless, unlined, unseamed | smooth, especially of skin.; "his cheeks were unlined"; "his unseamed face" |
| ~ flowing, aerodynamic, sleek, streamlined | designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow.; "a streamlined convertible" |
| ~ velvet, velvet-textured, velvety | smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste. |
| adj. | 6. bland, politic, smooth, suave | 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" |
| ~ diplomatical, diplomatic | using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people.; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject" |
| adj. | 7. smooth | of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ unsubdivided, simple | (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions. |
| ~ compound | composed of more than one part.; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes"; "compound flower heads" |
| ~ entire | (of leaves or petals) having a smooth edge; not broken up into teeth or lobes. |
| ~ repand | having a slightly undulating margin. |
| ~ sinuate | having a strongly waved margin alternately concave and convex. |
| ~ undulate | having a wavy margin and rippled surface. |
| ~ unnotched, untoothed | having no notches. |
| adj. | 8. 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" |
| ~ graceful | characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution. |
| adj. | 9. legato, smooth | (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected.; "a legato passage" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| adj. | 10. smooth | of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence.; "a smooth ride" |
| adj. | 11. smooth | lacking obstructions or difficulties.; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly" |
| ~ easy | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort.; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" |
| adj. | 12. placid, quiet, smooth, still, tranquil, 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" |
| ~ calm | (of weather) free from storm or wind.; "calm seas" |
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