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Definitions for Smoothing

[1] free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
[2] generally flat or unruffled, as a calm sea.
[3] free from hairs or a hairy growth: a smooth cheek.
[4] of uniform consistency; free from lumps, as a batter, sauce, etc.
[5] free from or proceeding without abrupt curves, bends, etc.: a smooth ride.
[6] allowing or having an even, uninterrupted movement or flow: smooth driving.
[7] easy and uniform, as motion or the working of a machine.
[8] having projections worn away: a smooth tire casing.
[9] free from hindrances or difficulties: a smooth day at the office.
[10] noting a metal file having the minimum commercial grade of coarseness for a single-cut file. Compare dead-smooth.
[11] undisturbed, tranquil, or equable, as the feelings, temper, etc.; serene: a smooth disposition.
[12] elegant, easy, or polished: smooth manners.
[13] ingratiatingly polite or suave: That salesman is a smooth talker.
[14] free from harshness, sharpness, or bite; bland or mellow, as cheese or wine.
[15] not harsh to the ear, as sound: the smooth music of a ballroom dance band.
[16] Phonetics . without aspiration.
[17] in a smooth manner; smoothly.
[18] to make smooth of surface, as by scraping, planing, or pressing.
[19] to remove (projections, ridges, wrinkles, etc.) in making something smooth (often followed by away or out ).
[20] to free from difficulties.
[21] to remove (obstacles) from a path (often followed by away ).
[22] to make more polished, elegant, or agreeable, as wording or manners.
[23] to tranquilize, calm, or soothe (a person, the feelings, etc.).
[24] Mathematics . to simplify (an expression) by substituting approximate or certain known values for the variables.
[25] act of smoothing: She adjusted the folds with a smooth of her hand.
[26] something that is smooth; a smooth part or place: through the rough and the smooth.
[27] smooth over , to make seem less severe, disagreeable, or irreconcilable; allay; mitigate: He smoothed over my disappointment with kind words.
[28] resting in the same plane; without bends or irregularities
[29] silky to the touch smooth velvet
[30] lacking roughness of surface; flat
[31] tranquil or unruffled smooth temper
[32] lacking obstructions or difficulties
[33] suave or persuasive, esp as suggestive of insincerity (in combination ) smooth-tongued
[34] (of the skin) free from hair
[35] of uniform consistency smooth batter
[36] not erratic; free from jolts smooth driving
[37] not harsh or astringent a smooth wine
[38] having all projections worn away smooth tyres
[39] maths (of a curve) differentiable at every point
[40] phonetics without preliminary or simultaneous aspiration
[41] gentle to the ear; flowing
[42] physics (of a plane, surface, etc) regarded as being frictionless
[43] in a calm or even manner; smoothly
[44] (also intr often foll by down ) to make or become flattened or without roughness or obstructions
[45] (often foll by out or away ) to take or rub (away) in order to make smooth she smoothed out the creases in her dress
[46] to make calm; soothe
[47] to make easier smooth his path
[48] electrical engineering to remove alternating current ripple from the output of a direct current power supply
[49] obsolete to make more polished or refined
[50] the smooth part of something
[51] the act of smoothing
[52] tennis squash badminton the side of a racket on which the binding strings form a continuous line Compare rough (def. 27)

Words related to Smoothing

smoothpolished, sleek, gentle, mild, effortless, tranquil, silky, creamy, easy, stable, flat, serene, continuous, fluid, uneventful, peaceful, soft, steady, quiet, glossy

Words nearby Smoothing

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Origin of Smoothing

before 1050; (adj.) Middle English smothe, late Old English smōth; compare Middle English smethe, Old English smēthe smooth; cognate with Old Saxon smōthi; (v.) late Middle English smothen, derivative of the adj.; replacing Middle English smethen, Old English smēth(i)an

Other words from Smoothing

smooth·a·ble , adjective
smooth·er , noun
smooth·ly , adverb
smooth·ness , noun
o·ver·smooth , adjective
o·ver·smooth·ly , adverb
o·ver·smooth·ness , noun
pre·smooth , verb (used with object)
re·smooth , verb (used with object)
un·smooth , adjective
un·smooth·ly , adverb
un·smooth·ness , noun
un·smoothed , adjective

Word origin for Smoothing

Old English smōth; related to Old Saxon māthmundi gentle-minded, smōthi smooth

Synonyms for Smoothing

continuous, creamy, easy, effortless, flat, fluid, gentle, glossy, mild, peaceful, polished, quiet, serene, shiny, silky, sleek, soft, stable, steady, tranquil, uneventful, velvety, even, flush, horizontal, invariable, plain, plane, regular, shaven, soothing, still, uniform, bland, equable, fluent, frictionless, glassy, hairless, lustrous, mirrorlike, monotonous, planate, rhythmic, rippleless, unbroken, undeviating, undisturbed, uninterrupted, unruffled, untroubled, unvarying