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Smoothness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Smoothness has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch

"admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"

"some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"

2

powerful and effective language

"his eloquence attracted a large congregation"

"fluency in spoken and written English is essential"

"his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"

3

the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner

4

the quality of having a level and even surface

"the water was a glassy smoothness"

"the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean"

5

the quality of being free from errors or interruptions

"the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified"

6

The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition.

Example Sentences
"admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs" noun
"some artists prefer the smoothness of a board" noun
"his eloquence attracted a large congregation" noun
"fluency in spoken and written English is essential" noun
"his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" noun
"the water was a glassy smoothness" noun
"the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean" noun
"the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified" noun
Related Terms
Antonyms
raggedness
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
texture expressive style graciousness evenness effortlessness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
silkiness slickness fineness polish
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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