smoothness meaning and definition

SMOOTHNESS noun

Definition of smoothness (noun)

1. a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch
   • "admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs"; "some artists prefer the smoothness of a board"
   • antonym: raggedness
2. powerful and effective language
   • "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
   • synonyms: eloquence, fluency
3. the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
   • synonyms: blandness, suaveness, suavity
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"