suave
[ swahv ]
adjective,suav·er, suav·est.
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
Origin of suave
11495–1505; <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 IrwinThe 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
(esp of a man) displaying smoothness and sophistication in manner or attitude; urbane
Origin of suave
1C16: from Latin suāvis sweet
Derived forms of suave
- suavely, adverb
- suavity (ˈswɑːvɪtɪ) or suaveness, noun
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