Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
lacking friction, not rough:
motion: unbroken:
Русский
By meaning 2
lacking friction, not rough:
motion: unbroken:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
lacking friction, not rough:
without difficulty:

Examples

181 sentences

  1. Her skin is smooth.

    Її шкіра гладенька — leyla

    ruЕе кожа гладкая. — leyla

    deIhre Haut ist glatt. — xtofu80

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  2. Blend the mixture together until it is smooth.

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  3. This cloth feels smooth.

    ruЭта ткань гладкая на ощупь. — fjay69

    deDieser Stoff fühlt sich glatt an. — xtofu80

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Meaning

15 senses

  1. Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

    glatt

    гла́дкийgládkij

    гладки́йhladkýj

  2. Unbroken.

    пла́вныйplávnyj

    пла́внийplávnyj

  3. Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

    We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.

    reibungslos, problemlos, glatt

    гла́дкийgládkij

More meanings 12

  1. Suave; sophisticated.

  2. Bland; glib.

    glatt

  3. Natural; unconstrained.

  4. Placid, calm.

  5. Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.

    glatt

  6. Lacking marked aspiration.

  7. Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

  8. Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.

  9. Not grainy; having an even texture.

More definitions
  • having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
  • smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
  • of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
  • smooth and unconstrained in movement

Origin

From Middle English smothe, smethe, from Old English smēþe, smōþ, both from Proto-West Ger

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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Forms

smoother, smoothest
Comparativesmoother Lesson
Superlativesmoothest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences…:fluidB2slick
Lacking marked aspiration:evenB1
Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation:seamless
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms
roughB1unevenB2bumpycoarseB2textured

Word family

67 related words
Relatedsmoothness
DerivedsmoothlyA2besmoothbuttery smoothnanosmoothnonsmoothnonsmoothnessoutsmoothoversmoothpiecewise smoothpresmoothresmoothsemismoothsilky smoothsmoothablesmooth aldersmooth azaleasmoothbarksmooth bedstrawsmoothbellysmoothboresmoothboredsmooth-brainedsmooth breathingsmooth brome

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
smoldersmoochsmoothiesmoothlyA2smother

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