Glossy vs. Smooth

Glossyadjective

Having a smooth, silk-like, reflective surface.

Glossynoun

A glossy magazine.

Glossynoun

(informal) A glossy photograph.

Glossynoun

A film depicting people with glamorous lifestyles.

Glossyadjective

Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

Glossyadjective

Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.

Glossyadjective

having a smooth, gleaming surface;

Glossyadjective

(of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers;

Glossyadjective

reflecting light;

Smoothadjective

Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.

Smoothadjective

Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.

Smoothadjective

Bland; glib.

Smoothadjective

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

Smoothadjective

(of a person) Suave; sophisticated.

Smoothadjective

(of an action) Natural; unconstrained.

Smoothadjective

(of a motion) Unbroken.

Smoothadjective

Placid, calm.

Smoothadjective

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

Smoothadjective

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

Smoothadjective

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

Smoothadjective

Having derivatives of all finite orders at all points within the function’s domain.

Smoothadjective

That factors completely into small prime numbers.

Smoothadjective

Lacking marked aspiration.

Smoothadjective

Involuntary and non-striated.

Smoothadverb

Smoothly.

Smoothnoun

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

Smoothnoun

A smoothing action.

Smoothnoun

A domestic animal having a smooth coat.

Smoothnoun

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

Smoothnoun

(statistics) The analysis obtained through a smoothing procedure.

Smoothverb

To make smooth or even.

Smoothverb

To make straightforward.

Smoothverb

To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.

Smoothverb

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

Smoothadjective

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

Smoothadjective

Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.

Smoothadjective

Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream.

Smoothadjective

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

Smoothadjective

Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.

Smoothadjective

Causing no resistance to a body sliding along its surface; frictionless.

Smoothadverb

Smoothly.

Smoothnoun

The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.

Smoothnoun

That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything.

Smoothverb

To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as, to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.

Smoothverb

To free from obstruction; to make easy.

Smoothverb

To free from harshness; to make flowing.

Smoothverb

To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.

Smoothverb

To give a smooth or calm appearance to.

Smoothverb

To ease; to regulate.

Smoothverb

To flatter; to use blandishment.

Smoothnoun

the act of smoothing;

Smoothverb

make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing;

Smoothverb

(of surfaces) make shine;

Smoothverb

free from obstructions;

Smoothadjective

having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities;

Smoothadjective

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;

Smoothadjective

of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth

Smoothadjective

not marked with wrinkles;

Smoothadjective

smooth and unconstrained in movement;

Smoothadjective

without breaks between notes; smooth and connected;

Smoothadjective

without chinks or crannies

Smoothadjective

lacking obstructions or difficulties;