smooth
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1.0
- adjective
- /smuːð/
:
fluido
- Implementation was generally smooth for a new program and was less cumbersome than staff had anticipated.
- a smooth transition
- a smooth flow
- a smooth operation
So it looks like smooth motion to our eyes.
- So it looks like smooth motion to our eyes.
Examples
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Parents and teachers can aid blind children in making a smooth transition from school to work.
Academic text (1991) -
The driving experience is nice and smooth, feels good.
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You see how amazing and smooth that makes your skin look?
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On the whole, it's very smooth, right?
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But everything else looks really smooth and I like it.
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So it's been pretty smooth, though we do have our differences.
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So we get that nice smooth blend.
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Everything loads nice and smooth and it is so fast.
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What needs to be done to ensure a smooth transition to managing an older workforce?
Academic text (2012) -
The dancer moved across the stage with a smooth grace that captivated the audience.
Synonyms
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4.2
Smooth and flowing in movement or sound, like water
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4.2
Moving smoothly and gracefully without stiffness
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3.9
Moving smoothly and easily without stiffness
A smooth, continuous style of movement, music, or writing
To play or sing smoothly so the notes join without breaks
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
Muscle in the walls of organs and blood vessels that works without thinking
- Specialized
A small shark that lives along the Atlantic coast of the Americas with smooth skin and a thin body
- Specialized
A small shark that lives on the sea bottom along the Atlantic coasts of North and South America
- Specialized
A round fungus with smooth outer skin when young that cracks and darkens
- Specialized
A thin snake with smooth green scales, not poisonous, living in meadows and open woods in the United States
- US
A North American plant that lives many years with smooth leaves and pale violet flowers
- Australian
A large Australian tree with a smooth pale trunk and light soft wood used for building
- Specialized
A low lawn weed with smooth stems and leaves that spreads by seeds and roots
- Australian
A plant from eastern Australia with bright blue, purple, or red flowers
- Specialized
A large shark with a smooth, hammer-shaped head often fished for its liver and skin
- Specialized
A small green plant with smooth edges on its leaves that grows in shady rocky places
A river turtle with a flat, smooth, rubbery shell that lives in flowing water
- US
A common shrub from eastern North America with smooth, waxy leaves and clusters of red berries
- Specialized
A long thin cell that makes muscle in organs and blood vessels move without you controlling it
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word smooth comes from the old English smōþ, meaning 'even' and carrying the idea of 'sliding', so think of movement that glides on without sudden changes or stops.