smoothness

smoothness
noun, no pl.
1) (evenness) Glätte, die
2) (mildness) Weichheit, die
3) (of movement) Geschmeidigkeit, die; (of machine operation, breathing) Gleichmäßigkeit, die
4) (lack of problems) Reibungslosigkeit, die
5) (derog.): (suavity) Glätte, die (abwertend)
6) (coll.): (elegance) Schick, der
7) (skill) Geschicklichkeit, die; Souveränität, die
* * *
noun die Glätte
* * *
smooth·ness
[ˈsmu:θnəs]
n no pl
1. (evenness) Glätte f; silk Weichheit f; skin Glattheit f
2. (lack of difficulty) problemloser Verlauf [o Ablauf
3. (pleasant consistency) taste Milde f; texture Glätte f
* * *
['smuːðnɪs]
n
1) (of texture etc) Glätte f; (of sea) Ruhe f; (of road, surface) Ebenheit f; (of skin) Glätte f, Weichheit f

it has the smoothness of silk — es ist seidenweich

2) (in consistency) (of paste) Sämigkeit f; (of sauce) Glätte f
3) (of motion, flight, crossing) Ruhe f; (of gear change) Weichheit f; (of takeoff, landing) Sanftheit f; (of breathing, flow) Gleichmäßigkeit f; (of fit) Genauigkeit f
4) (= ease of transition, functioning, relations) Reibungslosigkeit f
5) (in taste of whisky etc) Weichheit f; (of coffee) Milde f
6) (of style of writing, diction) Flüssigkeit f; (of tones) Sanftheit f
7) (pej of manners, salesman) Glätte f; (of person) (aal)glatte Art (pej)
* * *
smoothness s
1. Glätte f (auch fig)
2. glatter Fluss, Geschliffenheit f (einer Rede etc)
3. Gewandtheit f (des Benehmens etc)
4. Sanftheit f (der Stimme etc)
5. Reibungslosigkeit f
* * *
noun, no pl.
1) (evenness) Glätte, die
2) (mildness) Weichheit, die
3) (of movement) Geschmeidigkeit, die; (of machine operation, breathing) Gleichmäßigkeit, die
4) (lack of problems) Reibungslosigkeit, die
5) (derog.): (suavity) Glätte, die (abwertend)
6) (coll.): (elegance) Schick, der
7) (skill) Geschicklichkeit, die; Souveränität, die
* * *
n.
Glätte f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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