smoothing Definition

smooth
adj smoother, smoothest

1. Having an even regular surface; not rough, coarse, bumpy or wavy.

Thesaurus: even, level, flat, sleek, glassy; Antonym: steep, rough, wrinkled.
2. Having few or no lumps; having an even texture or consistency.

Example: smooth sauce
3. Free from problems or difficulties.

Example: a smooth journey
Thesaurus: easy, effortless, placid, serene, calm, tranquil, uneventful; Antonym: difficult.
4. Characterized by steady movement and a lack of jolts and lurches.

Example: a smooth ferry crossing
5. Not sharp or bitter.

Example: a smooth sherry
Thesaurus: mild, mellow, bland.
6. Said of skin: having no hair, spots, blemishes, etc.
7. Extremely charming, especially excessively or insincerely so.

Example: a smooth talker
Thesaurus: suave, glib, fluent, oily; urbane, polite; Antonym: awkward, naive.
8. slang
Very classy or elegant.
Example: a smooth dresser

verb smoothed, smoothing

1. To make it smooth.

Example: She smoothed out the sheets on the bed
Thesaurus: flatten, iron, plane, grade,; Antonym: wrinkle, roughen.
Form: smooth something down (also)
Form: smooth something out
2. To cause a difficulty, etc to seem less serious or important.

Thesaurus: alleviate, ease, calm, soften, mitigate, allay, appease, assuage, mollify.
Form: smooth over something (often)
3. To free from lumps or roughness.
4. To remove (especially problems) by smoothing; to calm or soothe.

Example: A few words from him help smooth away my troubles
Form: smooth something away (often)
5. To make easier.

Example: smooth the way to promotion
intr
6. To become smooth.

adverb

1. Smoothly.

noun

1. The act or process of smoothing.
2. The easy, pleasurable or trouble-free part or aspect (eg of a situation).

Example: take the rough with the smooth
3. In racket sports: the side of the racket which, when spun and allowed to drop, determines who opens the game.

Derivative: smoothly
adverb

Derivative: smoothness
noun

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon smoth.