smooth

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{{11}}smooth (adj.) O.E. smoð "free from roughness, not harsh," of unknown origin. Sense of "pleasant, polite, sincere" first recorded late 14c. Slang meaning "superior, classy, clever" is attested from 1893. Smooth-bore in reference to guns is from 1812. smooth talk (v.) is recorded from 1950. A 1599 dictionary has smoothboots "a flatterer, a faire spoken man, a cunning tongued fellow." The usual O.E. form was smeðe, and there is a dialectal smeeth found in places names, e.g. SMITHFIELD (Cf. Smithfield), Smedley.
{{12}}smooth (v.) late O.E. smeþan, smeþian "to become smooth," from the source of SMOOTH (Cf. smooth) (adj.). Meaning "to make smooth" is c.1200. Related: Smoothed; smoothing.

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  • Smooth — (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smooth — [smo͞oth] adj. [ME smothe < OE smoth, for earlier smethe < Gmc * smanthi < IE * som , together < base * sem , together, SAME] 1. a) having an even or level surface; having no roughness or projections that can be seen or felt b) having …   English World dictionary

  • Smooth — could mean many things, including:* Draught beer served with nitrogen. * Smooth (magazine) * Smooth function, a function that is infinitely differentiable, used in calculus and topology. * Smooth Island (disambiguation) * Smooth number, a number… …   Wikipedia

  • Smooth — Smooth, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smoothed} (sm[=oo]thd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smoothing}.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS. sm[=e][eth]ian; cf. LG. sm[ o]den. See {Smooth}, a.] To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smooth — Pays d’origine France Genre musical Electro Soul (influences funk, soul, pop, 60 s et 70 s) Années d activité 2002 Aujourd hui Labels Wagram Site officiel …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Smooth — «Smooth» Sencillo de Santana y Rob Thomas del álbum Supernatural Publicación 29 de junio de 1999 Formato CD Grabación 1997 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Smooth — Smooth, n. 1. The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. The smooth of his neck. Gen. xxvii. 16. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smooth — [adj1] level, unwrinkled; flowing bland, continuous, creamy, easy, effortless, equable, even, flat, fluent, fluid, flush, frictionless, gentle, glassy, glossy, hairless, horizontal, invariable, lustrous, mild, mirrorlike, monotonous, peaceful,… …   New thesaurus

  • Smooth — Smooth, v. i. To flatter; to use blandishment. [1913 Webster] Because I can not flatter and speak fair, Smile in men s faces, smooth, deceive and cog. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smooth — Smooth, adv. Smoothly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smooth R&B — is a subjective term that refers to the mellower subset of R B. *Smooth jazz a mellower type of jazz, similar to R B. *Slow jam a ballad commonly marketed as R B; sometimes has overlap with smooth jazz …   Wikipedia

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