smooth
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
Adjective 4 meanings
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
“We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.”
Bland; glib.
Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
Adverb 1 meaning
Smoothly.
“smooth-running, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken”
Noun 4 meanings
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.
Verb 4 meanings
To make smooth or even.
To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
“to smooth cloth with a smoothing iron”
To make straightforward or easy.
To calm or palliate.
“to smooth a person's temper”
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).
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SMOOTH at a glance
SMOOTH has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (S 1 + M 3 + O 1 + O 1 + T 1 + H 4) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,585 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with smooth
All rhymesOne letter away
- SMOOCH13
- SMOOSH11
- SMOOTS8
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