different between smooth vs blunt
smooth
English
Alternative forms
- smeeth (dialectal)
- (verb): smoothe
Etymology
From Middle English smoothe, smothe, smethe, from Old English sm?þ and Old English sm?þe, both from Proto-Germanic *smanþaz, *smanþiz, of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots smuith (“smooth”), Low German smood and smödig (“smooth, malleable, ductile”), Dutch smeuïg (“smooth”) (from earlier smeudig).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /smu?ð/
- Rhymes: -u?ð
Adjective
smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest)
- Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- The outlines must be smooth, […] imperceptible to the touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.
- “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; and she looked it, always trim and trig and smooth of surface like a converted yacht cleared for action. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, […].
- 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy
- Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
- Bland; glib.
- This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft / Conceal a traitor.
- Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or hesitation; not harsh; fluent.
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain
- the only smooth poet of those times}}
- 1713, John Gay, The Fan
- When sage Minerva rose, / From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows.
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain
- (of a person) 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.
Synonyms
- (having a texture lacking friction): even
- (without difficulty or problems): fluid
Antonyms
- rough
- uneven
- bumpy
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
smooth (comparative smoother, superlative smoothest)
- Smoothly.
Noun
smooth (plural smooths)
- Something that is smooth, or that goes smoothly and easily.
- The smooth of his neck.
- 1862, William Makepeace Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip
- I think you and I will take the ups and the downs , the roughs and the smooths of this daily existence and conversation
- 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.
Translations
Verb
smooth (third-person singular simple present smooths, present participle smoothing, simple past and past participle smoothed)
- (transitive) To make smooth or even.
- Synonym: smoothen
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure; to press, to flatten.
- (transitive) To make straightforward or easy.
- 2007, Beth Kohn, Lonely Planet Venezuela (page 379)
- Caracas can be a tough place but the tremendously good-natured caraqueños smoothed my passage every step of the way.
- 2007, Beth Kohn, Lonely Planet Venezuela (page 379)
- (transitive) To calm or palliate.
- to smooth a person's temper
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- smoothing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- shtoom
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blunt
English
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /bl?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle English blunt, blont, from Old English *blunt (attested in the derivative Blunta (male personal name) (> English surnames Blunt, Blount)), probably of North Germanic origin, possibly related to Old Norse blunda (“to doze”) (> Icelandic blunda, Swedish blunda, Danish blunde).
Adjective
blunt (comparative blunter, superlative bluntest)
- Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; opposed to acute.
- Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms of civility; rough in manners or speech.
- the blunt admission that he had never liked my company
- Hard to impress or penetrate.
- December 30, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift
- I find my heart hardened and blunt to new impressions.
- December 30, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift
- Slow or deficient in feeling: insensitive.
Synonyms
- (having a thick edge or point): dull, pointless, coarse
- (dull in understanding): stupid, obtuse
- (abrupt in address): curt, short, rude, brusque, impolite, uncivil, harsh
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
blunt (plural blunts)
- A fencer's practice foil with a soft tip.
- A short needle with a strong point.
- (smoking) A marijuana cigar.
- 2005: to make his point, lead rapper B-Real fired up a blunt in front of the cameras and several hundred thousand people and announced, “I'm taking a hit for every one of y'all!” — Martin Torgoff, Can't Find My Way Home (Simon & Schuster 2005, p. 461)
- (Britain, slang, archaic, uncountable) money
- Down he goes to the Commons, to see the lawyer and draw the blunt […]
- A playboating move resembling a cartwheel performed on a wave.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English blunten, blonten, from the adjective (see above).
Verb
blunt (third-person singular simple present blunts, present participle blunting, simple past and past participle blunted)
- To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to make blunt.
- (figuratively) To repress or weaken; to impair the force, keenness, or susceptibility, of
- It blunted my appetite.
- My feeling towards her have been blunted.
Synonyms
- blunten
Translations
See also
- bluntly
- dull
Old French
Etymology
From Frankish *blund, from Proto-Germanic *blundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?lend?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blont/, [bl?nt]
Adjective
blunt m (oblique and nominative feminine singular blunde)
- Alternative form of blont
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