smooth

adj., smooth·er, smooth·est.

1. Having a surface free from irregularities, roughness, or projections; even. See synonyms at level.
2. Having a fine texture: a smooth fabric.
3. 1. Free from hair, whiskers, or stubble: felt his smooth cheek after the close shave.
   2. Having a short dense flat coat. Used of dogs.
4. Having an even consistency: a smooth pudding.
5. Having an even or gentle motion or movement: a smooth ride.
6. Having no obstructions or difficulties: a smooth operation.
7. Serene: a smooth temperament.
8. Bland: a smooth wine.
9. Ingratiatingly polite and agreeable.
10. Having no grossness or coarseness in dress or manner.

v., smoothed, smooth·ing, smoothes.

v.tr.

1. To make (something) even, level, or unwrinkled.
2. To rid of obstructions, hindrances, or difficulties.
3. To soothe or tranquilize; make calm.
4. To make less harsh or crude; refine.

v.intr.
To become smooth.

n.

1. The act of smoothing.
2. A smooth surface or part.

[Middle English smothe, from Old English smōth.]

smoother smooth'er n.
smoothly smooth'ly adv.
smoothness smooth'ness n.

also smooth over

adjective

1. Having no irregularities, roughness, or indentations: even¹, flat, flush, level, planar, plane¹, straight. See smooth/rough.
2. Free from severity or violence, as in movement: balmy¹, delicate, faint, gentle, mild, soft. See calm/agitation, strong/weak.
3. Posing no difficulty: easy, effortless, facile, simple. Informal snap. Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it. See easy/hard.
4. Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner: bland, suave, urbane. See style/good style/bad style.
5. Marked by facility, especially of expression: easy, effortless, flowing, fluent, fluid, graceful. See style/good style/bad style.

verb

1. To make even, smooth, or level: even¹, flat, flatten, level, plane², straighten. See smooth/rough.
2. To bring to perfection or completion: perfect, polish, refine. Idioms: smooth off the rough edges. See better/worse.

phrasal verb - smooth over

To bring (something) into a state of agreement or accord: reconcile, rectify, resolve, settle, straighten out. See agree/disagree.

Idioms beginning with smooth:
smooth as silk
smooth over
smooth sailing

See also take the rough with the smooth.

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adj

Definition: level, unwrinkled; flowing
Antonyms: broken, coarse, intermittent, irregular, rough, uneven, wrinkled

adj

Definition: suave in behavior
Antonyms: coarse, gauche, rough, uncool

v

Definition: make level
Antonyms: coarsen, roughen, wrinkle

v

Definition: make peace
Antonyms: aggravate, agitate, incite, irritate, upset

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Absence of roughness.

• s. Darling pea — swainsona galegifolia.
• s. endoplasmic reticulum — see endoplasmic reticulum.
• s. gousiektebossie — [Af.] pachystigma thamnus.
• s. mouth — said of a horse's dentition when the molars are worn so that dentine and enamel are evenly worn and the tables are completely smooth and have lost their triturating capacity.
• s. rice-flower — pimelea glauca.
• s. senna — senna floribunda.
• s. tongue — a congenital defect in cattle characterized by the absence of papillae on the dorsum of the tongue, hypersalivation, poor haircoat and illthrift. Called also epitheliogenesis imperfecta lingua bovis.
• s. witch grass — panicum dichotomiflorum.

IN BRIEF: Having an even or level surface, with no bumps or rough spots.

A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. — Unknown.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - glat, jævn, glatslidt, rolig, gnidningsløs, rund, blød, lidt for veltalende
v. tr. - glatte ud, jævne på
v. intr. - glatte
adv. - glat, jævnt
n. - glat stykke, glathed, strækning med smult vand

idioms:

• smooth down    berolige, blive rolig, glatte på
• smooth out    glatte ud, udjævne
• smooth over    søge at dække over, besmykke en fejl
• smooth talk    smiger
• smooth the path    jævne vejen
• smooth the way    jævne vejen

Nederlands (Dutch)
glad, smeuïg, gepolijst, gladjes, gladstrijken, vlak maken, begaanbaar maken

Français (French)
adj. - (lit) lisse, plane (une route), régulier (une courbe), homogène, sans heurts, calme, aisé, fluide, (fig) paisible, m¯lleux, (gén) mielleux (péj), onctueux (des manières)
v. tr. - (lit) lisser, défroisser, adoucir, (fig) faciliter
v. intr. - devenir lisse, se défroisser, s'adoucir, (fig) se faciliter
adv. - (lit) doucement, en douceur, de façon unie, (fig) sans heurts, (aller) rondement, (gén) en douceur, mielleusement (péj)
n. - passage de main (dans les cheveux)

idioms:

• smooth down    (gén) lisser, polir, défroisser
• smooth out    (lit) étendre, défroisser, (fig) aplanir, faire disparaître
• smooth over    (fig) atténuer, aplanir, tempérer, améliorer
• smooth talk    paroles enjôleuses, pourparlers pour faciliter
• smooth the path    faciliter (des négociations)
• smooth the way    aplanir/réduire les difficultés

Deutsch (German)
adj. - glatt, eben, ruhig, geschliffen, reibungslos, flüssig
v. - ebnen, (sich) glätten, beruhigen
n. - glatter Teil, Glätten, Streichen
adv. - glatt

idioms:

• smooth down    glattstreichen, besänftigen
• smooth out    glätten, ausräumen
• smooth over    ausräumen
• smooth talk    blendende Worte
• smooth the path    den Weg ebnen
• smooth the way    den Weg ebnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ομαλός, στρωτός, λείος, άτριχος, αγένειος, γαλήνιος, ευχάριστης γεύσης, απαλού ρυθμού, γαλίφικος, (καθομ.) έξοχος
v. - λειαίνω, στρώνω, εξομαλύνω, ομαλοποιώ, σιδερώνω, γαληνεύω, καταπραϋνω
n. - σιάξιμο, στρώσιμο, (το) εύκολο μέρος

idioms:

• smooth down    στρώνω, σιάζω, εξομαλύνω
• smooth out    στρώνω
• smooth over    εξομαλύνω, μετριάζω, αμβλύνω
• smooth talk    γαλιφιές, καλόπιασμα
• smooth the path    προετοιμάζω/προλειαίνω το έδαφος
• smooth the way    προετοιμάζω/προλειαίνω το έδαφος

Italiano (Italian)
spianare, levigare, togliere le pieghe, legato, liscio

idioms:

• smooth down    lisciare, placare
• smooth out    risolvere, lisciare
• smooth over    placare
• smooth talk    lusinghe
• smooth the path/way    appianare la strada
• take the rough with the smooth    accettare la mala e la buona sorte

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - adulador (m), tranqüilo (m), insinuante, sereno (m), hipócrita
v. - remover, suavizar, amaciar, facilitar, retocar, aperfeiçoar
n. - plano (m), lisura (f), suave (f), sem pêlos, alisadela (f), uniforme

idioms:

• smooth down    serenar, acalmar
• smooth out    alisar
• smooth over    dar um jeito em, arranjar, encobrir
• smooth talk    falinhas mansas
• smooth the path/way    preparar o caminho
• take the rough with the smooth    levar o mau com o bom

Русский (Russian)
гладкий, ровный, однородный, плавный, спокойный, приятный, вкрадчивый, льстивый, ловкий, гладко, ровно, спокойно, сглаживать, приглаживать, гладить (утюгом), превращать в однородную массу, выравнивать, гладкая, ровная поверхность, приглаживание

idioms:

• smooth down    успокаивать
• smooth out    приглаживать, сглаживать, разглаживать
• smooth over    приглаживать, сглаживать, разглаживать
• smooth talk    сладкие речи
• smooth the path/way    устранить трудности с пути
• take the rough with the smooth    стойко переносить превратности судьбы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - liso, terso, llano, plano, igual, parejo, uniforme, libre, fácil, fluido, blando, suave, manso, afable, cortés, meloso
v. tr. - aplanar, igualar, nivelar, alisar, desarrugar, planchar
v. intr. - alisarse
adv. - lisamente, igualmente, fácilmente, suavemente, afable o melosamente
n. - algo suave

idioms:

• smooth down    calmar a alguien, aliviar, hacer llevadero, allanar
• smooth out    eliminar, hacer desaparecer, allanar, resolver
• smooth over    suavizar, calmar, mitigar, limar asperezas
• smooth talk    zalamerías
• smooth the path    preparar el terreno
• smooth the way    preparar el terreno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slät, jämn, blank, len, fin, lugn, stilla, mild, mjuk
v. - göra jämn, släta till, jämna av
n. - jämn yta, lugn yta, jämn bit, slät mark

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
平滑的, 光滑的, 平静的, 平坦的, 平稳的, 流畅的, 使光滑, 使平滑, 烫平, 把...弄平, 轻轻地涂抹, 变平滑, 变平静, 光滑地, 平滑地, 圆滑地, 平稳地, 流畅地, 一块平地, 平滑部分

idioms:

• smooth down    消除, 变平静
• smooth out    使平滑
• smooth over    消除, 掩饰
• smooth talk    巧舌如簧的, 花言巧语的
• smooth the path    为...铺平道路
• smooth the way    为...铺平道路

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 平滑的, 光滑的, 平靜的, 平坦的, 平穩的, 流暢的
v. tr. - 使光滑, 使平滑, 燙平, 把...弄平, 輕輕地塗抹
v. intr. - 變平滑, 變平靜
adv. - 光滑地, 平滑地, 圓滑地, 平穩地, 流暢地
n. - 一塊平地, 平滑部分

idioms:

• smooth down    消除, 變平靜
• smooth out    使平滑
• smooth over    消除, 掩飾
• smooth talk    巧舌如簧的, 花言巧語的
• smooth the path    為...鋪平道路
• smooth the way    為...鋪平道路

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 반들반들한, 유연한, 순조롭게 되어가는
v. tr. - 구김을 펴다, 수월하게 하다, (잘못 따위를) 감추다
v. intr. - 매끈해 지다, 진정되다
adv. - 매끈하게, 술술, 평온하게
n. - 다림질, 매끈한 것, 초원

idioms:

• smooth down    주름을 펴다
• smooth out    대화로 풀다, 주름을 펴다
• smooth over    가라앉히다, (과오 따위를) 덮어 가리다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 滑らかな, 平らな, 穏やかな, 物柔らかな, 口先のうまい, 円滑な, すらすら運ぶ, よどみない, 柔らかな, 流暢な
v. - 滑らかにする, 平らにする, 静める, 円滑にする
n. - 平面

idioms:

• smooth down    皺を伸ばす, なで付ける静める
• smooth out    皺を伸ばす
• smooth over    取り繕う
• smooth talk    口先のうまい
• smooth the path/way    容易にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سلس, لطيف, صقيل, أملس أو ناعم (فعل) يلطف, يهديء (الاسم) شيء أو جزء أملسملاسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חלק, חסר בליטות, יציב, שקט, ללא טלטולים, ערב, נעים, חלקלק, זורם‬
v. tr. - ‮עשה לחלק, גיהץ, פטר מאי-נעימות, הפחית או נפטר מ(קשיים וכו'), יישר‬
v. intr. - ‮נעשה חלק, פחת‬
adv. - ‮ללא טלטולים, באופן חלק‬
n. - ‮החלקה, גיהוץ, נוזל סמיך ללא גושים, החלק הקל של החיים‬

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