suavity

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

noun

, plural suav·i·ties.

1. a suave or smoothly agreeable quality.
2. suavities, suave or courteous actions or manners; amenities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of suavity¹

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

Example Sentences

Motifs were given expansive statements, then were cut up and brought back with edge and suavity.

From New York Times

A laid-back number that flirts with western swing, Buffett rhapsodizes about an outdated style of facial hair that conveys a certain classic Hollywood suavity.

From Los Angeles Times

A laid-back number that flirts with Western swing, Buffett rhapsodizes about an outdated style of facial hair that conveys a certain classic Hollywood suavity.

From Los Angeles Times

There was the same luxury, the same silky suavity, the same lightness in the brasses, but also more fierceness and density.

From New York Times

Looking like it was shot on a cheap video format, it lacks the original’s scares and suavity, apart from an early escape set piece designed to resemble a fluid take.

From New York Times