smooth

/smuːð/ adjective

Definition

SURFACE › having a regular surface that has no holes or lumps in it: soft, smooth skin a smooth wooden table

SUBSTANCE › A substance that is smooth has no lumps in it: Mix the butter and sugar together until smooth.

MOVEMENT › happening without any sudden movements or changes: The plane made a smooth landing.

PROCESS › happening without problems or difficulties: Her job is to help students make a smooth transition from high school to college.

PERSON › too polite and confident in a way that people do not trust: a smooth salesman

smoothness noun [U]

(Definition of smooth adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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