suavity

[ swah-vi-tee, swav-i- ]

/ ˈswɑ vɪ ti, ˈswæv ɪ- /

a suave or smoothly agreeable quality.

suavities, suave or courteous actions or manners; amenities.

Also suave·ness.

Origin of suavity

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin suāvitās pleasantness, equivalent to suāv(is) sweet + -itās -ity

If it were not for her large benevolence and suavity, which makes her a very agreeable woman, he would be badly henpecked.

How to Become Rich |William Windsor
But, combining diplomacy with suavity, Powell prevailed a second time.

Makers and Romance of Alabama History |B. F. Riley
He was a scoundrel of the deepest dye, without any of the suavity of manner which characterized his companion.

The Life and Adventures of Ben Hogan, the Wickedest Man in the World |Benedict Hogan
Yet these too, with all their sympathy and suavity and sweet reasonableness, are policemen au fond.

Adventures and Enthusiasms |E. V. Lucas

His suavity had returned, and along with it a dignity of bearing not observable before.

The History of Sir Richard Calmady |Lucas Malet