Topic Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus

Smoothness

Nouns
  • smoothness etc. adj.
  • polish, gloss
  • lubricity, lubrication. [smooth materials] down, velvet, velure, silk, satin
  • velveteen, velour, velours, velumen
  • glass, ice. slide
  • bowling green etc. (level) Horizontality
  • asphalt, wood pavement, flagstone, flags. [objects used to smooth other objects] roller, steam roller, lawn roller, rolling pin, rolling mill
  • sand paper, emery paper, emery cloth, sander
  • flat iron, sad iron
  • burnisher, turpentine and beeswax
  • polish, shoe polish. [art of cutting and polishing gemstones] lapidary. [person who polishes gemstones] lapidary, lapidarian.
Verbs
Adjectives
  • smooth
  • polished etc. v.
  • leiodermatous, slick, velutinous
  • even
  • level etc. Horizontality
  • plane etc. (flat) Flatness
  • 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 etc. (feathery) Roughness.
Phrases
  • smooth as silk
  • slippery as coonshit on a pump handle
  • slippery as a greased pig.