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suav·i·ty

   [swah-vi-tee, swav-i-]
noun, plural -ties.
1.
a suave or smoothly agreeable quality.
2.
suavities, suave or courteous actions or manners; amenities.
Also, suave·ness.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin suāvitās pleasantness, equivalent to suāv(is) sweet + -itās -ity
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suave (swɑːv)
 
—adj
(esp of a man) displaying smoothness and sophistication in manner or attitude; urbane
 
[C16: from Latin suāvis sweet]
 
'suavely
 
—adv
 
suavity
 
—n
 
'suaveness
 
—n

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