adj
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
The outlines must be smooth, […]imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
“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,[…].
Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
We hope for a smooth transition to the new system.
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.
This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft / Conceal a traitor.
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.
Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
the only smooth poet of those times
VValler vvas ſmooth; but Dryden taught to join / The varying verſe, the full reſounding line, / The long majetſic march, and energy divine.
Suave; sophisticated.
He was so smooth and handsome. He knew just what to say and when to say it.
adv
Smoothly.
smooth-running, smooth-tongued, smooth-spoken
The paths true love never ran smooth(ly).
noun
Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
The smooth of his neck.
I think you and I will take the ups and the downs , the roughs and the smooths of this daily existence and conversation
A smoothing action.
She brushes down her hair with a little bit of spit and a smooth of her hand and opens the bright green door, walking a few metres, squinting.
A domestic animal having a smooth coat.
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.
By the early 1970s, skinhead culture began to mutate into the variant ‘white ethnic’ styles of the suedeheads and smooths.
The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.
A smooth of the potato data set has already been given in Figure 1.2.