Definition
Made smooth or even by removing bumps, wrinkles, or rough spots, or metaphorically, made easier or more pleasant.
Etymology
From Old English 'smoþ,' related to Proto-Germanic 'smutaz.' The basic meaning is tactile (smooth to touch), but extended metaphorically to describe processes.
Kelly Says
We use 'smoothed over' for fixing conflicts, but the metaphor is interesting—conflicts feel 'rough' and need to be 'smoothed' like rough fabric, showing how we describe social friction with texture words!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ውስጥ ነው
wu-sit ne-w
BNবাংলা
সুগঠিত
su-go-thit
CSČeština
vyhlazený
v-y-hla-ze-nyy
DEDeutsch
geglättet
ge-glat-tet
ELΕλληνικά
γεματό
ge-ma-to
ESEspañol
suavizado
sua-vi-za-do
HIहिन्दी
चिकना हुआ
chi-kna hoo-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
halus
ha-lus
ITItaliano
liscio
li-s-chio
JA日本語
滑らかになった
su-bu-ra-ka ni-na-ta
KO한국어
부드럽게 만들어졌다
bu-deu-reup-ge man-deul-eo-jeot-da
MSBahasa Melayu
halus
ha-lus
NLNederlands
glad gemaakt
glad ma-a-ke
PLPolski
wygładzony
v-ig-la-do-nyy
PTPortuguês
suavizado
sua-vi-za-do
RUРусский
сглаженный
s-gla-zhen-nyy
SVSvenska
slättad
slat-tad
TAதமிழ்
சமதளமாக்கப்பட்டது
sa-ma-tha-la-ma-ak-ka-pu-tta
TEతెలుగు
స్మూతం చేయబడింది
s-moo-tham che-ya-ba-di-ndi
THไทย
เรียบเนียน
re-a-b-ne-e-an
TLTL
naglalaban
na-g-la-la-ban
TRTürkçe
pürüzsüzleştirildi
pu-ru-z-su-z-let-shi-ri-di
UKУкраїнська
гладкий
glat-kiy
VITiếng Việt
mượt mà
muot ma