smoothness

1. a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch

- admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs

- some artists prefer the smoothness of a board

Definition categories: attribute, texture

2. powerful and effective language

- his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police

Similar word(s): eloquence, fluency

Definition categories: communication, style

3. the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner

Definition categories: attribute, graciousness

4. the quality of having a level and even surface

- the water was a glassy smoothness

- the weather system of the Pacific is determined by the uninterrupted smoothness of the ocean

5. the quality of being free from errors or interruptions

- the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified

Definition categories: attribute, effortlessness

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