smoothable

Able to unwrinkle

Smoothable describes something that can be made smooth—flattened, evened out, or freed of wrinkles or irregularities.

A smoothable fabric won't crease permanently.

A smoothable curve in mathematics can be approximated by a differentiable function.

The clay was still smoothable before it dried.

process

sanding

Friction-smoothing a surface

filing · grinding · burnishing · ironing · pressing · rolling · spreading · troweling · skimming · feathering

fabric

silk

Fine woven insect fiber

  • satinGlossy-surfaced woven cloth
  • linenFlax-derived textile
  • cottonPlant fiber for textiles

velvet · chiffon · jersey · rayon · polyester · gabardine · cashmere · georgette · wool · muslin

quality

wrinkles

Surface lines from folding

roughness · unevenness · imperfections · lumps · ripples · seams · edges · transitions · gradients · curves

surface

plaster

Wall-coating paste

laminate · countertop · wood · marble · granite · stone · metal · glass · ceramic · stucco

Opposites
capacity for smoothing

smoothableunsmoothed

Not made even

wrinkled · crinkled · creased · rumpled · rough

permanence of texture

smoothablerigid

Unable to bend

unsmooth · inflexible · intractable · unworkable · set in place

permanence of texture/form

smoothableset

Arrange in position

uncorrectable

Family

smooth, smoothly, smoothed, smoothness, smoothing, smooths, smoothest, smoother, unsmoothed

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G