Smoothness
121blandness — noun 1. the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern (Freq. 1) the blandness of his confession enraged the judge • Derivationally related forms: ↑bland • Hypernyms: ↑unemotionality, ↑emotionlessness 2. lacking any distinctive …
122ruffle — v. & n. v. 1 tr. disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of. 2 tr. upset the calmness of (a person). 3 tr. gather (lace etc.) into a ruffle. 4 tr. (often foll. by up) (of a bird) erect (its feathers) in anger, display, etc. 5 intr. undergo… …
123slickness — noun 1. a kind of fluent easy superficiality the glibness of a high pressure salesman • Syn: ↑glibness • Derivationally related forms: ↑slick, ↑glib (for: ↑glibness) …
124slipperiness — noun 1. the quality of being a slippery rascal • Syn: ↑rascality, ↑shiftiness, ↑trickiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑tricky (for: ↑trickiness), ↑slippery, ↑ …
125slippery — adj. 1 difficult to hold firmly because of smoothness, wetness, sliminess, or elusive motion. 2 (of a surface) difficult to stand on, causing slips by its smoothness or muddiness. 3 unreliable, unscrupulous, shifty. 4 (of a subject) requiring… …
126suaveness — noun the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner • Syn: ↑suavity, ↑blandness, ↑smoothness • Derivationally related forms: ↑smooth (for: ↑smoothness), ↑bland …
127suavity — noun the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner • Syn: ↑suaveness, ↑blandness, ↑smoothness • Derivationally related forms: ↑smooth (for: ↑smoothness), ↑bland …
128profilograph — prōˈfiləˌgraf, fīl , rȧf noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary profile (I) + o + graph; originally formed as French profilographe 1. : an instrument borne on wheels for recording automatically the profile of the land over which it… …
