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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSmooth
/smuːð/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a surface free from roughness or bumps.
"The table had a smooth finish that made it easy to clean."
- 1
To make something smooth.
"She used sandpaper to smooth the edges of the wood."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'smothe', stemming from the Old English 'smōþ', meaning free from projections or unevenness. Over centuries, the term expanded metaphorically from describing physical textures to denoting ease, fluency, and lack of difficulty in processes or movements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smooth" is said worldwide
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Lisse
Transliteration: leess
"La table avait une finition lisse."
Glatt
Transliteration: glatt
"Die Oberfläche war ganz glatt."
Liscio
Transliteration: leesh-cho
"Il tavolo aveva una finitura liscia."
Suave
Transliteration: swa-veh
"La mesa tenía un acabado suave."
Liso
Transliteration: lee-zoo
"A mesa tinha um acabamento liso."
चिकना
Transliteration: chikna
"टेबल की सतह चिकनी थी।"
光滑
Transliteration: guānghuá
"桌子的表面很光滑。"
매끄러운
Transliteration: maekkeureoun
"테이블은 매끄러운 표면을 가지고 있었다."
滑らかな
Transliteration: namerakana
"テーブルは滑らかな仕上げでした。"
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