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smoothness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'smoothness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Smoothness [ n.]
- Quality or state of being smooth.

Meaning of 'smoothness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . smoothness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
Example in sentence:
  • admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs;
  • some artists prefer the smoothness of a board
Meaning (2):
- powerful and effective language
Example in sentence:
  • fluency in spoken and written English is essential;
  • his eloquence attracted a large congregation;
  • his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
Meaning (3):
- the quality of being free from errors or interruptions
Example in sentence:
  • the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified
Meaning (4):
- the quality of having a level and even surface
Example in sentence:
  • the water was a glassy smoothness;
  • the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean

Nearby Words:

smock smock frock smock-faced smockless smokable smoke smoke-dry smoked smokehouse smokejack

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