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smoothened

smoothened

3.9
Having a flat, even surface after ironing or rubbing
  • adjective
  • /ˈsmuːðənd/
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  • The carpenter sanded the wood until it was completely smoothened, free of any rough edges.

The restart one, I've been focusing more on the back of my arms and I really do feel like they feel a little bit smoother, which is crazy.

Examples

  • The smoothened mud floors of the village huts remind one of the simple and traditional living here.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And the way it acts is that hedgehog binds to patched and now patch no longer can block smoothened activity.

  • And so the picture that I would get would be kind of a smoothened out version of what I have before over there.

  • Just paint one section at a time and get that nice and smoothed out and even as possible.

  • It's just given a little bit more of an elevated, smoothed outlook.

  • The candlelight in our attic erased the imperfections from Libby's round, heavy features: she seemed time-smoothened, a madonna of golden stone.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • After ironing, her dress looked beautifully smoothened and ready for the event.

  • I prefer my hair smoothened after a visit to the salon for a sleek, polished look.

Synonyms

polished
vssmoothened
26 2.1

A shiny, smooth surface after being rubbed or cleaned

emphasizes removing roughness without necessarily adding shine
unwrinkled
vssmoothened
1 3.0

Smooth and flat without lines or folds

refers to the making of smoothness rather than the result
slicked
vssmoothened
1 5.7

People smooth hair and make it shiny using gel or oil

is about making surfaces smooth generally, not limited to hair styling
smoothed
vssmoothened
1.9

Made smooth by ironing or pressing

is the general term for making a surface smooth by various means
ironed
vssmoothened
1.0

Smooth and free of creases after being pressed with a hot tool

is a broader process of producing smoothness, not tied to one tool
uncreased
vssmoothened
3.5

Smooth with no folds or wrinkles

describes the action of making surfaces smooth rather than the passive state
unrumpled
vssmoothened
5.3

It has no wrinkles and looks neat

focuses on the act of removing roughness rather than neat final look
waxed
vssmoothened
3.2

Covered with a thin shiny layer to make a smooth surface

covers smoothing by various methods, not only the use of wax
slicked up
vssmoothened
  • US
6.3

Looks tidy and neat after an extra effort to look good

concerns making a surface smooth rather than overall neat personal appearance

Antonyms

34 1.5

Having small lines on skin or cloth

4.1

A surface like skin that is not smooth and feels dry from cold or wind

How Smooth

silky
37 1.0
polished
26 2.1
smooth
256 1.0
smoothened
3.9
uneven
42 2.3
rough
164 1.0

Surface Forms

smoothened positive

Morphology

smoothened = smoothen (transparent) = smooth + en + ed

The adjective form is the past participle of 'smoothen' formed by regular -ed, which directly means 'made smooth'.

Etymology

Smoothened comes from the common word smooth, meaning 'even' or 'not rough', plus the verb ending -en meaning 'to make' and the past ending -ed. So smoothened literally means 'made smooth', as when you iron, rub, or polish something to remove wrinkles or bumps.