Home › Words › U › unruffleunruffleunruffle · verb — to remove ruffles from; to make smooth.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unruffle ranks #695 of 42,822 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom un- + ruffle.verbTo remove ruffles from; to make smooth.To calm or soothe (a person).To calm down.e.g.“[The old man] stood grinning like a gnome, obviously delighted to watch me flush and ruffle and then gradually unflush and unruffle.” — 2000, Robert Grant, The Gift of Lack: Short Stories and Other Writings, page 73:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unruffling 78% match — Not creating ruffles or stress. vs unruffle →unruffled 75% match — Not ruffled or tousled. vs unruffle →unruffed 70% match — Without a ruff (set of modified feathers around the neck of a bird). vs unruffle →unfrizz 69% match — To remove the curls from (hair). vs unruffle →unfurrow 69% match — To remove the furrows from. vs unruffle →toruffle 69% match — To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up. vs unruffle →dewrinkle 68% match — To remove the wrinkles from; to smooth. vs unruffle →unpleat 68% match — To remove the plaits of; to smooth. vs unruffle →