Smoothe vs. Smooth
Smoothe and Smooth Definitions
Smoothe
Archaic form of smooth
Smooth
Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections; even.
Smooth
Free from waves or disturbances; calm
The lake is smooth today.
Smooth
Free from hair, whiskers, or stubble
Felt his smooth cheek after the close shave.
Smooth
Having a short dense flat coat. Used of dogs.
Smooth
Having a fine texture
A smooth fabric.
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Smooth
Having an even consistency
A smooth pudding.
Smooth
Having an even or gentle motion or movement
A smooth ride.
Smooth
Having no obstructions or difficulties
A smooth operation.
A smooth trip.
Smooth
Easy-going; serene
A smooth temperament.
Smooth
Not sharp or bitter in taste
A smooth wine.
Smooth
Delicately pleasing to the ear; not harsh or grating
A smooth voice.
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Smooth
Ingratiatingly polite and agreeable
Known for his smooth remarks.
Smooth
To make (something) even, level, or unwrinkled
Smoothed the fabric with an iron.
Smooth
To rid of obstructions, hindrances, or difficulties
A real estate agent who smoothed the process of applying for a mortgage.
Smooth
To soothe or tranquilize; make calm
The president tried to smooth over the hurt feelings of the disputing factions.
Smooth
To cause to appear less harsh or severe than is the case
Don't try to smooth over their faults.
Smooth
To become smooth.
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Smooth
The act of smoothing.
Smooth
A smooth surface or part.
Smooth
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
Smooth
Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.
Smooth
Bland; glib.
Smooth
Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
Smooth
Suave; sophisticated.
Smooth
(of an action) Natural; unconstrained.
Smooth
(of a motion) Unbroken.
Smooth
Placid, calm.
Smooth
(of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.
Smooth
(of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.
Smooth
(of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.
Smooth
Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.
Smooth
That factors completely into small prime numbers.
Smooth
Lacking marked aspiration.
Smooth
Involuntary and non-striated.
Smooth
Smoothly.
Smooth
Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
Smooth
A smoothing action.
Smooth
A domestic animal having a smooth coat.
Smooth
A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.
Smooth
(statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
Smooth
(transitive) To make smooth or even.
Smooth
(transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
To smooth cloth with a smoothing iron
Smooth
(transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
Smooth
(transitive) To calm or palliate.
To smooth a person's temper
Smooth
To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
Smooth
(West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.
Can I smooth your cat?
Smooth
Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.
The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
Smooth
Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.
Smooth
Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.
Smooth
Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.
The only smooth poet of those times.
Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to joinThe varying verse, the full-resounding line.
When sage Minerva rose,From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows.
Smooth
Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.
This smooth discourse and mild behavior oftConceal a traitor.
Smooth
Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.
Smooth
Smoothly.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth
The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.
Smooth
That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.
Smooth
To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.
Smooth
To free from obstruction; to make easy.
Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay,And smooth my passage to the realms of day.
Smooth
To free from harshness; to make flowing.
In their motions harmony divineSo smooths her charming tones that God's own earListens delighted.
Smooth
To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.
Smooth
To give a smooth or calm appearance to.
Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm.
Smooth
To ease; to regulate.
Smooth
To flatter; to use blandishment.
Because I can not flatter and speak fair,Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive and cog.
Smooth
The act of smoothing;
He gave his hair a quick smooth
Smooth
Make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing;
Smooth the surface of the wood
Smooth
(of surfaces) make shine;
Shine the silver, please
Polish my shoes
Smooth
Free from obstructions;
Smooth the way towards peace negociations
Smooth
Having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities;
Smooth skin
A smooth tabletop
Smooth fabric
A smooth road
Water as smooth as a mirror
Smooth
Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;
He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
The hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject
The manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
Affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability
Smooth
Of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
Smooth
Not marked with wrinkles;
Unwrinkled cheeks
Smooth
Smooth and unconstrained in movement;
A long, smooth stride
The fluid motion of a cat
The liquid grace of a ballerina
Liquid prose
Smooth
Without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;
A legato passage
Smooth
Without chinks or crannies
Smooth
Lacking obstructions or difficulties;
The bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly
