Smoothness
['smʊðnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being free from errors or interruptions; 'the five-speed manual gearbox is smoothness personified'.
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch; 'admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs'; 'some artists prefer the smoothness of a board'.
Editor: Samantha--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Quality or state of being smooth.
Typist: Richard
Examples
- The floor was of another material, very hard, and worn by much use to the smoothness of glass. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I can only say that there was smoothness outwardly. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Its fiber is very long, ranging from six to ten feet, and is noted for its smoothness and pliability, a feature which makes it ideal for rope making. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To increase this smoothness of travel he added a system of spring carriage to his engine, and saved it from the jolting that had handicapped his first model. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Engineers who came from a distance to examine the railroad were amazed at the smoothness of travel over it. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Under his fingers he felt the smoothness of her arm in the worn khaki. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Machinists make every effort to eliminate from a machine the waste due to friction, leveling and grinding to the most perfect smoothness and adjustment every part of the machine. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At last, however, the bumping of the road was exchanged for the crisp smoothness of a gravel-drive, and the carriage came to a stand. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It was all general approbation and smoothness; nothing delineated or distinguished. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The wheels of the machinery of daily life were well oiled, and went along with delicious smoothness. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Typed by Elvin