Translation
smooth
Word origin
From German glatt ('smooth, slippery'). The Germanic root originally meant smooth and shining, and it hides inside English glad, which once described bright, polished things before it settled on happy people.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- glatt
- English cognates
- glad
Examples
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The stone was smooth from the water.
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Her hair is smooth and black.
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The ice on the lake was smooth as a mirror.
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