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すんなりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a body or object that is gracefully slim, often with a positive connotation of elegance. Commonly used with 体型, 指, 脚, etc.

Indicates that something proceeds without obstacles, objections, or difficulty. Often used with verbs like 通る, 決まる, 進む, etc.

すんなりした〈体からだ〉having a slim, graceful body/limb
彼かの女じょはすんなりした脚あしをしている。
She has slender, graceful legs.
すんなり(と)〈事こと〉が決きまるfor something to be decided smoothly, without objection
会かい議ぎで新あたらしい計けい画かくがすんなりと決きまった。
The new plan was decided on smoothly at the meeting.
すんなり(と)〈事こと〉が通とおるfor a proposal or request to pass without resistance
彼かれの提てい案あんはすんなりと通とおった。
His proposal went through without any objections.
〈人ひと〉がすんなり(と)〈動どう詞し〉for someone to do something easily, without struggle
子こ供どもはすんなりと新あたらしい環かん境きょうになじんだ。
The child adapted to the new environment without any trouble.

すらりN1sense 1
すらり emphasizes a tall, elongated slenderness, while すんなり suggests a softer, more graceful slimness.
難なんなくN1sense 2
難なく stresses the absence of any difficulty, whereas すんなり highlights the smoothness of the process itself.
スムーズN2sense 2
スムーズ is a borrowed word often used in business contexts, while すんなり is a native onomatopoeic word with a softer, everyday feel.
すらすらN3
すらすら describes fluent progress in speaking, writing, or reading, while すんなり emphasizes something going smoothly with no resistance, often implying slenderness or ease of acceptance.
ころりN1
すんなり means 'smoothly' or 'without trouble', but lacks the suddenness or completeness that ころり conveys.

すっかりN4
すっかり means 'completely' and is easily confused by sound with すんなり, which means 'smoothly' or 'slender'.

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it is likely derived from the sound-symbolic root すん (smooth, straight) combined with なり (becoming).