| Main Entry: | smoothness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evenness |
Synonyms: |
levelness, precision, regularity, sleekness |
| Main Entry: | smoothness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finesse |
Synonyms: |
acumen, adroitness, charm, decorum, elegance, gracefulness, poise, skill, suavity, tact |
| Main Entry: | smoothness |
| Part of Speech: | noun1, noun2 |
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Adjectives: |
oily, bombycine, downy, erugate, even, glaborate, glabrous, glassy, glenoid, glossy, lanate, level, lubricous, lustrous, plane, polish, polished, sericeous, silken, silky, sleek, slippery, slippery as an eel, smockfaced, smooth, smooth as glass, smooth as ice, smooth as oil, smooth as velvet, soft, uniform, unwrinkled, velutinous, velvety, villiform
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| Concept: | Smoothness. |
| Category: | 3. Superficial form |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
smoothness; polish, gloss; lubricity, lubrication., down, velvet, silk, satin; velveteen, velumen, velour; slide; bowling green (level); glass, ice; asphalt, wood pavement, flags., roller, steam roller; sand paper, emery paper; flat iron, sad iron; burnisher, turpentine and beeswax.
-verbs
smooth, smoothen; plane; file; mow, shave; level, roll; macadamize; polish, burnish, calender, glaze; iron, hot-press, mangle; lubricate (oil).
-adjectives
smooth; polished; leiodermatous, slick, velutinous; even; level; plane (flat); sleek, glossy; silken, silky; lanate, downy, velvety; glabrous, slippery , glassy, lubricous, oily, soft, unwrinkled; smooth as glass, smooth as ice, smooth as monumental alabaster, smooth as velvet, smooth as oil; slippery as an eel; woolly (feathery).
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Antonyms: |
roughness |
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| Main Entry: | clockwork |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | being on time; precision |
Synonyms: |
accuracy, consistency, perfect timing, regularity, smoothness |
| Main Entry: | delicacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | daintiness, fineness of structure |
Synonyms: |
airiness, debility, diaphaneity, elegance, etherealness, exquisiteness, fragility, frailness, frailty, gossameriness, infirmity, lightness, slenderness, smoothness, softness, subtlety, tenderness, tenuity, translucency, transparency, weakness |
Antonyms: |
coarseness, heaviness, indelicacy, inelegance, robustness, roughness |
| Main Entry: | dexterity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aptitude, ability |
Synonyms: |
address, adroitness, aptness, art, artistry, cleverness, craft, cunning, deftness, effortlessness, expertise, expertness, facility, finesse, handiness, ingenuity, knack, know-how, mastery, neatness, nimbleness, proficiency, readiness, skill, skillfulness, smoothness, tact, touch |
Antonyms: |
awkwardness, clumsiness, inability, ineptness |
| Main Entry: | ease |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | facility, freedom |
Synonyms: |
adroitness, affability, aplomb, breeze, child's play, cinch, cleverness, composure, dexterity, dispatch, duck soup, easygoingness, efficiency, effortlessness, expertise, expertness, familiarity, flexibility, fluency, informality, insouciance, knack, liberty, naturalness, nonchalance, poise, pushover, quickness, readiness, relaxedness, setup, simplicity, skillfulness, smooth sailing, smoothness, snap, unaffectedness, unconstraint, unreservedness |
Antonyms: |
difficulty, effort, inhibition, perplexity, restriction |
| Main Entry: | facility |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ease; ability |
Synonyms: |
address, adroitness, aptitude, bent, child's play, competence, dexterity, efficiency, effortlessness, expertness, fluency, knack, leaning, lightness, poise, proficiency, propensity, quickness, readiness, skill, skillfulness, smooth sailing, smoothness, spontaneity, tact, turn, wit |
| Notes: | a facility is a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry or a skillful performance or ability without difficulty; faculty is one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind or the body of teachers and administrators at a school |
Antonyms: |
difficulty, hardness |
| Main Entry: | finish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | coating; perfecting |
Synonyms: |
appearance, beauty, burnish, cultivation, culture, elaboration, glaze, grace, grain, lacquer, luster, patina, perfection, polish, refinement, shine, smoothness, surface, texture, veneer |