Hello:-)
I´m wondering about the use of the English word "seemlessly". I have learned recently that you can also use it instead of "smoothly", but could you also apply it in a context of a described movement, e.g. "The clouds are moving/drifting seemlessly.".
Thank you very much in advance!
Seamlessly can be used in the same context as smoothly, continuously, logically, flawlessly or coherently. In fact, you'd use it the same way you'd use the German word nahtlos, reibungslos, or durchgaengig.
It's down to common use what would be correct, for example:
Getting through the airport security went... smoothly. Not because seamlessly would be incorrect here, but because it's not commonly used in this context.
The conversation flowed.. smoothly/seamlessly. Both is correct here because both is being used.
So I am afraid, it's once again a case of knowing and learning which adjective is used in which context. But generally speaking, yes, you can use seamlessly interchangeably with smoothly, logically, continuously, flawlessly, coherently, etc.
Hey there,
may I add that I can't really picture a context in which clouds could be stopped from drifting or moving or whatevering by anything, anyway.
So their progress in the sky would never be anything BUT seemless/smooth, right? And why would one ever want to say it then...
Best wishes,
Duckduck
Hello!
Sorry, I´ve completely forgotten to answer Thank you Keswick for your detailed response!
So, I guess, after what you have written, using the word "seemlessly" with regard to clouds would rather sound strange - even if it would be used in a poem... and that's actually the answer to your "question" Duckduck why anybody should want to use this word in such an uncommon context. In poems, I think, it's sometimes rather advantageous to use a word in an extraordinary and unexpected way, but in this case it would - probably - be stretching the boundaries too much and not work "seemlessly"
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Thank you Keswick for your detailed response!