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# smoothness

«smoothness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **being smooth: flat and even, with no bumps or rough parts** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (smoothness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Smoothness is being smooth: flat and even, with no bumps or rough parts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#m1)

2) Smoothness is being calm and easy, without problems. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs it means slippery, flattering speech. Interpretation: The tradition reads it as a warning against false, flattering words that lead a young man into sin. In the primary lessons: In science lessons: comparing the smoothness of surfaces to test friction (smooth surfaces have less friction). In everyday life: smoothness of skin, paint, a car ride. Phrases: «the smoothness of».

### examples

- To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue. (Writings PRO.6.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#x1)
- We tested the smoothness of different surfaces with a toy car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#x2)
- The smoothness of the ice made it slippery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#x3)
- Sanding gives the wood its smoothness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#x4)
- The smoothness of the ride let the baby sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#x5)
- Feel the smoothness of this pebble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Noun of «smooth». In science, more smoothness usually means less friction, so things slide further.

### In the corpora

- [To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.165/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «smoothness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/smoothness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.