1. Having a surface free from roughness, bumps, ridges or irregularities
   "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"
    
2. Of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
   "a smooth ride"
    
3. Unconstrained and flowing smoothly in movement
   "a long, smooth stride";
   - fluent, fluid, liquid
    
4. Lacking obstructions or difficulties
   "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
    
5. Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
   "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error";
   - politic, suave, bland
    
6. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
   "a smooth channel crossing";
   - placid, quiet, still, tranquil, unruffled
    
7. (music) without breaks between notes; flowing and connected
   "a smooth passage";
   - legato
    
8. (botany) of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
   "The smooth-edged leaves were characteristic of that species"
    
9. (of a drink) having a pleasantly rounded flavour; neither rough nor astringent
   "The sommelier described the wine as smooth and well-balanced"

1. Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
   "smooth the surface of the wood";
   - smoothen
    
2. Make (a surface) shiny
   "smooth my shoes";
   - polish, smoothen, shine
    
3. Remove obstacles or difficulties
   "smooth the way towards peace negotiations";
   - smooth out

1. The act of smoothing
   "he gave his hair a quick smooth"

Derived forms: smoothest, smoothed, smooths, smoothing, smoother

See also: aerodynamic, calm, compound, creaseless, diplomatic, diplomatical, easy, entire, even, even-textured, fast, fine, fine-textured, flowing, glassy, graceful, ironed, repand, seamless, simple, sinuate, skimp over, sleek, slippery, slippy [Brit, informal], smooth-textured, streamlined, uncreased, undulate, unlined, unnotched, unseamed, unsubdivided, untoothed, velvet, velvet-textured, velvety

Type of: accomplishment, achievement, beautify, change surface, disembarrass, fancify, free, prettify, rid

Antonym: jumpy, rough, roughen

Encyclopedia: Smooth, Steve