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Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

Bland; glib.

Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.

Suave; sophisticated.

(of an action) Natural; unconstrained.

(of a motion) Unbroken.

(chiefly of water) Placid, calm.

(of an edge) Lacking projections or indentations; not serrated.

(of food or drink) Not grainy; having an even texture.

(of a beverage) Having a pleasantly rounded flavor; neither rough nor astringent.

(mathematics, of a function) Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.

(mathematics, of a number) That factors completely into small prime numbers.

(linguistics, classical studies, of a vowel) Lacking marked aspiration.

(of muscles, medicine) Involuntary and non-striated.

Smoothly.

Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.

A smoothing action.

A domestic animal having a smooth coat.

A member of an anti-hippie fashion movement in 1970s Britain.

(statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

To make smooth or even. +

To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.

To make straightforward or easy.

To calm or palliate.

(statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

(West Country) To stroke; especially to stroke an animal's fur.