smooth

== English == === Alternative forms === smeeth (dialectal) smoothe (verb, archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Germanic *smanþī, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Saterland Frisian smoud (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /smuːð/ Rhymes: -uːð === Adjective === smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest) Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough. Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents. Bland; glib. Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent. Synonym: seamless Suave; sophisticated. (of an action) Natural; unconstrained. (of a motion) Unbroken. (chiefly of water) Placid, calm. (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated. (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture. (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent. (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain. (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers. (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration. (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated. ==== Synonyms ==== (having a texture lacking friction): even, (without difficulty or problems): fluid, slick ==== Antonyms ==== rough uneven bumpy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest) Smoothly. smooth-running, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken === Noun === smooth (plural smooths) Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily. A smoothing action. A domestic animal having a smooth coat. A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain. (statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === smooth (third-person singular simple present smooths, present participle smoothing, simple past and past participle smoothed) (transitive) To make smooth or even. Synonym: smoothen (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten. (transitive) To make straightforward or easy. (transitive) To calm or palliate. to smooth a person's temper (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise. (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== smoothing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === shtoom