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Revision as of 22:25, 4 May 2020
English
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Etymology
From Middle English smoothe, smothe, smethe, from Old English smōþ (“smooth, serene, calm, unruffled”) and Old English smēþe (“smooth, polished, soft, without roughness or inequalities of surface, without discomfort or annoyance, suave, agreeable, avoiding offence, not irritating, not harsh, melodious, harmonious, lenitive”), both from Proto-Germanic *smanþaz, *smanþiz (“smooth, soft”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig).
Pronunciation
Adjective
smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest)
- Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- (Can we date this quote by John Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
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- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].
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- (Can we date this quote by John Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
- We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.
- 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England:
- England's path to Poland and Ukraine next summer looked to be a smooth one as goals from Ashley Young and Darren Bent gave them a comfortable lead after 31 minutes.
- Bland; glib.
- (Can we date this quote by Joseph Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft / Conceal a traitor.
- 1912, Gustavus Myers, History of the Supreme Court of the United States, page 133:
- This feeling, grounded on the experience of centuries of oppression, was not to be allayed by smooth explanations on the part of the advocates of the Constitution.
- (Can we date this quote by Joseph Addison and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain
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- (Can we date this quote by John Gay and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- When sage Minerva rose, / From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows.
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain
- (of a person) Suave; sophisticated.
- 2003, T. Lewis Humphrey, The Price of Love, →ISBN, page 279:
- He was so smooth and handsome. He knew just what to say and when to say it.
- (of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
- 2006, Mary Kay Moskal and Camille Blachowicz, Reading for Fluency, →ISBN, page 3:
- In order for a reading to be smooth and effortless, readers must be able to recognize and read words accurately, automatically, and quickly.
- (of a motion) Unbroken.
- 1927, United States National Guard Bureau, Manual of Basic Training and Standards of Proficiency for the National Guard, page 181:
- Demonstrate first by the numbers and then as one smooth movement.
- (chiefly of water) Placid, calm.
- 1898, John Donaldson Ford, An American Cruiser in the East, page 47:
- As we worked to the southward, we picked up fair weather, and enjoyed smooth seas and pleasant skies.
- (of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
- 1994, Robert E. Swanson, A Field Guide to the Trees and Shrubs of the Southern Appalachians, →ISBN, page 8:
- A leaf having a smooth margin, without teeth or indentations of any kind, is called entire.
- 1997, Christopher Dickey, Innocent Blood: A Novel, →ISBN, page 91:
- Out of the handles flipped the smooth blade and the serrated blade, which was dangerously sharp, the flathead screwdrivers, the Phillips screwdriver, the can opener, the awl.
- (of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
- 1997, Lou Seibert Pappas, Sorbets and Ice Creams, →ISBN, page 19:
- A compact and stylish design, it produces 1 generous quart of excellent, smooth ice cream in 20 to 25 minutes.
- (of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
- 2002, Candace Irvin, For His Eyes Only, →ISBN, page 9:
- The coffee was smooth, so smooth she took another sip.
- (mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
- 2003, Eric W. Weisstein, CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, →ISBN, page 419:
- Any ANALYTIC FUNCTION is smooth. But a smooth function is not necessarily analytic.
- (mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.
- (linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.
- 1830, Benjamin Franklin Fisk, A Grammar of the Greek Language, page 5:
- Οὐ becomes οὐκ before a smooth vowel, and οὐχ before an aspirate.
- (of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.
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Adverb
smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest)
- Smoothly.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Noun
smooth (plural smooths)
- Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
- Bible, Genesis xxvii. 16
- The smooth of his neck.
- 1860, Anne Manning, The Day of Small Things[1], page 81:
- Things are often equalized by roughs and smooths being set against one another.
- Bible, Genesis xxvii. 16
- A smoothing action.
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- A domestic animal having a smooth coat.
- 1916, William Ernest Castle and Sewall Wright, Studies of Inheritance in Guinea-pigs and Rats[3], page 104:
- In the 4-toe stock there is a wide gap between the lowest rough and the smooths which come from the same parents.
- A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.
- (statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
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smooth (third-person singular simple present smooths, present participle smoothing, simple past and past participle smoothed)
- (transitive) To make smooth or even.
- (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
- 2007, Beth Kohn, Lonely Planet Venezuela (page 379)
- Caracas can be a tough place but the tremendously good-natured caraqueños smoothed my passage every step of the way.
- 2007, Beth Kohn, Lonely Planet Venezuela (page 379)
- (transitive) To calm or palliate.
- to smooth a person's temper
- (statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
- (West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
- Can I smooth your cat?
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