Smoothness - English meaning

noun

The quality or state of giving out or reflecting light.

Usage examples:

We can change the brightness of the bulb

noun

The quality of shining with, or of producing, a lot of light

Usage examples:

The brightness of the snow made him blink., the moon's brightness fluctuates as it orbits the plane…

noun

The quality of having very strong colour

Usage examples:

I love the brightness of the colours in this room.

verb

(of a fire) produce flames and heat while consuming a material such as coal or wood.

Usage examples:

A fire burned and crackled cheerfully in the grate

noun

An injury caused by exposure to heat or flame.

Usage examples:

He was treated in hospital for burns to his hands

noun

A small stream.

Usage examples:

There is a burn running through the flower beds

noun

The quality of having a level surface without raised areas or indentations.

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The flatness of the external surface

noun

The quality of being level and without curved, high, or hollow parts

Usage examples:

The flatness of the desert was broken only by a few large piles of rocks., all the critics remarked…

noun

The fact that someone or something shows no emotion or interest

Usage examples:

All the critics remarked on the flatness of the performance.

verb

Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

Usage examples:

Light gleamed on the china cats

noun

A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something.

Usage examples:

The gleam of a silver tray

verb

To shine with a soft light

Usage examples:

Street lights gleamed brightly in the snow., the gleam of silver candlesticks

noun

Shine or lustre on a smooth surface.

Usage examples:

Hair with a healthy gloss

verb

Apply a glossy substance to.

Usage examples:

The singer glossed her lips a deep red

verb

Provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.).

Usage examples:

The japanese word often glossed as ‘sincerity’ really means something different

noun

The quality of being smooth and shiny

Usage examples:

The gold ring reflected in the burnished glossiness of the wood., baste the chicken regularly for b…

noun

A gentle sheen or soft glow.

Usage examples:

The lustre of the milky way

noun

Another term for lustrum.

noun

The brightness that a shiny surface has

Usage examples:

A treatment for restoring the lustre to dull hair, the rich lustre of well-polished furniture, the …

noun

The quality of being simple, without decoration or without anything added

Usage examples:

There's something about the plainness of the design which i like., richness of decoration becomes m…

verb

Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

noun

A substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in.

Usage examples:

A tin of shoe polish

adjective

Relating to poland, its inhabitants, or their language.

Usage examples:

The most difficult discussions centred on the polish government and poland's frontiers.

noun

A soft lustre on a surface.

Usage examples:

Black crushed velvet with a slight sheen

verb

Shine or cause to shine softly.

Usage examples:

Men entered with rain sheening their steel helms

noun

A smooth shine or brightness

Usage examples:

The polished floor had a beautiful sheen to it.

verb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Usage examples:

The sun shone through the window

noun

A quality of brightness produced when light is reflected on something.

Usage examples:

My hair has lost its shine

noun

The quality of being shiny

Usage examples:

The delicious shininess of its leaves more than makes up for its slow rate of growth., when searchi…

noun

The quality of being soft and smooth, like silk

Usage examples:

He ran his fingers through the sleek, dark silkiness of her hair., the wonderful combination of the…

noun

The quality of being smooth, shiny, and lying close to the body, and therefore looking well cared for; the quality of not being untidy and having no parts sticking out

Usage examples:

This dryer was powerful and fast and gave hair sleekness and body., the goggles hug the eyes, givin…