smooth vs buff

smooth and buff both are nouns.

smooth and buff both are adjectives.

smooth and buff both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smooth	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
buff	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, buff is a hyponym of smooth; that is, buff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smooth:

smooth: make (a surface) shine
buff: polish and make shiny

Other hyponyms of smooth include Simonise, Simonize, sleek, slick, burnish, furbish, gloss.

smooth (noun)	buff (noun)
the act of smoothing	an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block; used for polishing (as in manicuring)
	a medium to dark tan color
	bare skin
	an ardent follower and admirer
	a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

smooth (adjective)	buff (adjective)
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities	of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather
of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected
of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
lacking obstructions or difficulties
smooth and unconstrained in movement

smooth (verb)	buff (verb)
make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing	polish and make shiny
make (a surface) shine	strike, beat repeatedly
free from obstructions

Difference between smooth and buff

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