| NOUN | attribute | smoothness | a texture without roughness |
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| communication | smoothness, eloquence, fluency | powerful and effective language | |
| attribute | smoothness, suavity, suaveness, blandness | the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner | |
| attribute | smoothness | the quality of having a level and even surface | |
| attribute | smoothness | the quality of being free from errors or interruptions / interruptions |
| Sounds | smuw'dhnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A texture without roughness; smooth to the touch. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | fineness, powderiness | Having a very fine texture |
| polish, gloss, glossiness, burnish | The property of being smooth and shiny | |
| silkiness, sleekness | The smooth feel of silk fabric | |
| slickness, slick, slipperiness, slip | A slippery smoothness | |
| Broader | texture | The feel of a surface or a fabric |
| Opposite | roughness, raggedness | A texture of a surface or edge that is not smooth but is irregular and uneven |
| Spanish | suavidad | |
| Adjectives | smooth | having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities |
| Meaning | Powerful and effective language. | |
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| Example | "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" | |
| Synonyms | eloquence, fluency | |
| Broader | expressive style, style | A way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period |
| Spanish | elocuencia | |
| Catalan | eloqüència | |
| Meaning | The quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner. | |
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| Synonyms | suavity, suaveness, blandness | |
| Broader | graciousness | excellence of manners or social conduct |
| Spanish | insipidez, zalamería | |
| Adjectives | smooth | smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication |
| Meaning | The quality of having a level and even surface. | |
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| Broader | evenness, invariability | A quality of uniformity and lack of variation |
| Adjectives | smooth | of the margin of a leaf shape |
| smooth | (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves | |
| Meaning | The quality of being free from errors or interruptions / interruptions. | |
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| Example | "the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified" | |
| Broader | effortlessness | The quality of requiring little effort |
| Spanish | llaneza | |
| Catalan | planor | |
| Adjectives | smooth | (music) without breaks between notes |
| smooth | of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence | |
| smooth | lacking obstructions or difficulties | |
| smooth | smooth and unconstrained in movement | |
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