smooth

smooth
smooth [adj1] level, unwrinkled; flowing bland, continuous, creamy, easy, effortless, equable, even, flat, fluent, fluid, flush, frictionless, gentle, glassy, glossy, hairless, horizontal, invariable, lustrous, mild, mirrorlike, monotonous, peaceful, plain, planate, plane, polished, quiet, regular, rhythmic, rippleless, serene, shaven, shiny, silky, sleek, soft, soothing, stable, steady, still, tranquil, unbroken, undeviating, undisturbed, uneventful, uniform, uninterrupted, unruffled, untroubled, unvarying, velvety; concepts 406,480,606 —Ant. broken, coarse, intermittent, irregular, rough, uneven, wrinkled smooth [adj2] suave in behavior agreeable, bland, civilized, courteous, courtly, facile, genial, glib, ingratiating, mellow, mild, persuasive, pleasant, polite, slick, smarmy*, unctuous, urbane; concept 401 —Ant. coarse, rough, uncool smooth [v1] make level burnish, clear, even, flatten, flush, glaze, gloss, grade, iron, lay, level, make uniform, perfect, plane, polish, press, refine, round, sand, sleek, slick, varnish; concepts 137,250 —Ant. coarsen, roughen, wrinkle smooth [v2] make peace allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, comfort, cool*, ease, extenuate, facilitate, iron out, mellow, mitigate, mollify, palliate, pat, pave the way*, soften, stroke, take the edge off*, take the sting out*; concepts 7,22 —Ant. aggravate, agitate, incite, irritate, upset

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  • Smooth — (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smooth — [smo͞oth] adj. [ME smothe < OE smoth, for earlier smethe < Gmc * smanthi < IE * som , together < base * sem , together, SAME] 1. a) having an even or level surface; having no roughness or projections that can be seen or felt b) having …   English World dictionary

  • Smooth — could mean many things, including:* Draught beer served with nitrogen. * Smooth (magazine) * Smooth function, a function that is infinitely differentiable, used in calculus and topology. * Smooth Island (disambiguation) * Smooth number, a number… …   Wikipedia

  • Smooth — Smooth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smoothed} (sm[=oo]thd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smoothing}.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS. sm[=e][eth]ian; cf. LG. sm[ o]den. See {Smooth}, a.] To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smooth — Pays d’origine France Genre musical Electro Soul (influences funk, soul, pop, 60 s et 70 s) Années d activité 2002 Aujourd hui Labels Wagram Site officiel …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Smooth — «Smooth» Sencillo de Santana y Rob Thomas del álbum Supernatural Publicación 29 de junio de 1999 Formato CD Grabación 1997 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Smooth — Smooth, n. 1. The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. The smooth of his neck. Gen. xxvii. 16. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smooth — Smooth, v. i. To flatter; to use blandishment. [1913 Webster] Because I can not flatter and speak fair, Smile in men s faces, smooth, deceive and cog. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smooth — Smooth, adv. Smoothly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smooth R&B — is a subjective term that refers to the mellower subset of R B. *Smooth jazz a mellower type of jazz, similar to R B. *Slow jam a ballad commonly marketed as R B; sometimes has overlap with smooth jazz …   Wikipedia

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