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suave

[ swahv ]

/ swɑv /

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adjective, suav·er, suav·est.

(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.

Origin of suave

1495–1505; < French < Latin suāvis sweet

SYNONYMS FOR suave

sophisticated, worldly.

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OTHER WORDS FROM suave

suave·ly, adverb suave·ness, noun

Words nearby suave

su-chou, suable, suakin, suas, suasion, suave, suaviter in modo, fortiter in re, suavity, sub, sub judice, sub rosa

Example sentences from the Web for suave

“We have undercover security,” says Vincent Zurzolo, the suave man in the blue suit in booth 2630 of New York Comic Con.

The Holy Grail of Comic Books Hid in Plain Site at New York Comic Con |Sujay Kumar |October 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And Nanjiani, the side-burned and suave 36-year-old, is a geek icon.

Silicon Valley’s Kumail Nanjiani and the Most High-Brow Dick Joke Ever |Sujay Kumar |June 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Everyone has a theory on how Mad Men will end, and one of the most popular is that our suave, slick antihero will die.

All the Signs That Don Draper Will Die on ‘Mad Men’ |Kevin Fallon |April 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Steve Heidrick is a handsome, suave, elegant young man who dances beautifully, who loves to dance with me.

“I hear Gore’s voice and I want so much to be with him” |Anaïs Nin |October 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

As far as Wayne goes, Affleck has never played the suave, sophisticated bon vivant before onscreen.

Ben Affleck Cast as Batman in ‘Man of Steel’ Sequel … Is He the Right Choice? |Marlow Stern |August 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The venerable holy men on either side have all Bellini's suave benignancy and incapacity for sin: celestial grandfathers.

A Wanderer in Venice |E.V. Lucas
"You have already admitted having gone over the frontier," was the suave rejoinder.

Robert Tournay |William Sage
The youth might have been discussing a fancy dance, so suave and polite was he.

The Stolen Singer |Martha Idell Fletcher Bellinger
Foyle's suave voice broke in upon the thread of his thoughts.

The Grell Mystery |Frank Froest
He seemed to find difficulty in speech, this suave man of affairs.

The Hidden Places |Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for suave

suave

/ (swɑːv) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of suave

suavely, adverb suavity (ˈswɑːvɪtɪ) or suaveness, noun

Word Origin for suave

C16: from Latin suāvis sweet