smooth

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smooth[1,adjective] smooth[2,verb] smooth[3,noun] smooth breathing smooth fox terrier smooth hound smooth muscle smooth-tongued

Main Entry: ¹smooth
Pronunciation: 'smü[th]
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English smothe, from Old English smOth; akin to Old Saxon smOthi smooth
1 a (1) : having a continuous even surface (2) of a curve : being the representation of a function with a continuous first derivative (3) : having or being a short even coat of hair <a smooth collie> -- compare ROUGH, WIREHAIRED b : being without hair c : GLABROUS <a smooth leaf> d : causing no resistance to sliding
2 : free from difficulties or impediments <the smooth course of his life>
3 : even and uninterrupted in flow or flight
4 : excessively and often artfully suave : INGRATIATING <a smooth operator>
5 a : SERENE, EQUABLE <a smooth disposition> b : AMIABLE, COURTEOUS
6 a : not sharp or harsh <a smooth sherry> b : free from lumps
synonym see LEVEL, EASY, SUAVE
- smooth adverb
- smooth·ly adverb
- smooth·ness noun