smooth – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
smooth
adj.
level, even, not rough, flat; free from obstacles, unhindered; calm, serene, tranquil; polished, suave; free from lumps, having an even texture; mellow; glib, ingratiating
v.
make smooth, make even, remove irregularities or roughness; remove difficulties; soothe, calm; refine; become smooth
n.
act of smoothing; part or place that is free from irregularities and roughness
Smooth
Smooth means having a that lacks
friction. It is the opposite of
rough.
smooth
Noun
1. the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth"
(hypernym) accomplishment, achievement
(derivation) smoothen
Verb
1. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
(synonym) smoothen
(antonym) roughen
(hypernym) change surface
(hyponym) strip
(entail) rub
(see-also) gloss over, skate over, smooth over, slur over, skimp over
2. (of surfaces) make shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
(synonym) polish, smoothen, shine
(hypernym) beautify, embellish, prettify
(hyponym) Simonize, Simonise
(entail) rub
3. free from obstructions; "smooth the way towards peace negociations"
(synonym) smooth out
(hypernym) rid, free, disembarrass
Adjective
1. 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"
(antonym) rough, unsmooth
(similar) creaseless, uncreased
(see-also) even
2. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound
(synonym) politic, suave
(similar) diplomatic, diplomatical
3. of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
(antonym) rough
(similar) entire
(see-also) simple, unsubdivided
(classification) botany, phytology
4. not marked with wrinkles; "unwrinkled cheeks"
(synonym) unwrinkled
(similar) unfurrowed
5. smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"
(synonym) flowing, fluent, fluid, liquid
(similar) graceful
6. without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"
(synonym) legato
(classification) music
7. without chinks or crannies
(synonym) uncrannied
8. lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
(similar) easy
smooth
příd.jm.
hladký; jemný; bezproblémový; uhlazený; úlisný
v.
uhladit
smooth
Przym.
gładki; wygładzony; rzadki; miękki; słodki
Czas.
wygładzać; wyrównywać