suave

[ swahv ]
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adjective,suav·er, suav·est.
  1. (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.

Origin of suave

1
1495–1505; <French <Latin suāvissweet

Other words for suave

Other words from suave

  • suavely, adverb
  • suaveness, noun

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How to use suave in a sentence

  • Gray days made only a suaver magic, thunderstorms a madder enchantment, about her eyrie.

    Out of the Air | Inez Haynes Irwin
  • The tempest had doubtless frightened them away to the suaver southland, from which they did not return until the following spring.

    Our Bird Comrades | Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser

British Dictionary definitions for suave

suave

/ (swɑːv) /


adjective
  1. (esp of a man) displaying smoothness and sophistication in manner or attitude; urbane

Origin of suave

1
C16: from Latin suāvis sweet

Derived forms of suave

  • suavely, adverb
  • suavity (ˈswɑːvɪtɪ) or suaveness, noun

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