smooth vs rough

rough vs smooth

smooth and rough both are nouns.

smooth and rough both are adjectives.

smooth and rough both are verbs.

smooth is not an adverb while rough is an adverb.

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

smooth (noun)	rough (noun)
the act of smoothing	the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

smooth (adjective)	rough (adjective)
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities	having or caused by an irregular surface
of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth	of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
(music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected	causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
of motion that runs or flows or proceeds without jolts or turbulence	not shaped by cutting or trimming
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves	ready and able to resort to force or violence
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication	unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
lacking obstructions or difficulties	full of hardship or trials
smooth and unconstrained in movement	not quite exact or correct
	violently agitated and turbulent
	unkind or cruel or uncivil
	unpleasantly stern
	not perfected
	(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
	not carefully or expertly made

smooth (verb)	rough (verb)
make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing	prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
make (a surface) shine
free from obstructions

smooth (adverb)	rough (adverb)
	with rough motion as over a rough surface
	with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

Difference between smooth and rough

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