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sleekness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gloss |
| Synonyms: | appearance, brightness, brilliance, burnish, facade, finish, front, glaze, gleam, glint, glossiness, luster, polish, sheen, shimmer, shine*, silkiness, slickness, surface, varnish, veneer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Main Entry: | smoothness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evenness |
| Synonyms: | levelness, precision, regularity, sleekness |
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| 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 |
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-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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