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The smoothness of the stone surprised me.
What does Smoothness mean?
how even and not rough something feels.
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The quality of being even and not rough.
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The chef checked the smoothness of the sauce.
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The paragraph’s smoothness improved when the writer added better transitions.
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What does smoothness mean?
Smoothness means how even and not rough something feels.
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Which word or phrase is closest in meaning to smoothness?
Evenness is close in meaning to smoothness in this context.
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Roughness contrasts with smoothness in this context.
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MeaningSmoothness means how even and not rough something feels.
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Synonyms
Words like Smoothness
evennessClose in meaning when smoothness means how even and not rough something feels.
sleeknessClose in meaning when smoothness means how even and not rough something feels.
softnessClose in meaning when smoothness means how even and not rough something feels.
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roughnessContrasts with smoothness in the meaning how even and not rough something feels.
bumpinessContrasts with smoothness in the meaning how even and not rough something feels.
coarsenessContrasts with smoothness in the meaning how even and not rough something feels.
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Smoothness word family
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smoothness
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smoothnesss
Plural form of smoothness when used as a countable noun.
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