Etymology

smoothness

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Today it means: The condition of being smooth; the degree or measure of said condition. Full definition →

Middle English smothenesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromsmothenesse
  2. English todaysmoothness

From Middle English smothenesse; equivalent to smooth + -ness. Compare Old English smēþnes (“smoothness, a smooth place, a level surface”).

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