smooth

Adjective

• (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  • a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
    
  • the quiet waters of a lagoon
    
  • a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky
    
  • a smooth channel crossing
    
  • scarcely a ripple on the still water
    
  • unruffled water
    

• lacking obstructions or difficulties
  • the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly
    

• of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
  • a smooth ride
    

• (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
  • a legato passage
    

• smooth and unconstrained in movement
  • a long, smooth stride
    
  • the fluid motion of a cat
    
  • the liquid grace of a ballerina
    

• of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
  • he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
    
  • the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
    

• having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
  • smooth skin
    
  • a smooth tabletop
    
  • smooth fabric
    
  • a smooth road
    
  • water as smooth as a mirror
    

Noun

• the act of smoothing
  • he gave his hair a quick smooth
    

Verb

• free from obstructions
  • smooth the way towards peace negotiations
    

• make (a surface) shine
  • shine the silver, please
    
  • polish my shoes
    

• make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
  • smooth the surface of the wood
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  placid , quiet , still , tranquil , unruffled , legato , fluent , fluid , liquid , politic , suave , bland , smooth out , polish , smoothen , shine
• Antonyms: 
  rough , rocky , bumpy , jolty , jolting , jumpy , staccato , disconnected , unsmooth , roughen