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suave
[ swahv ]
adjective
- (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
Synonyms: worldly, sophisticated
suave
/ ˈswɑːvɪtɪ; swɑːv /
adjective
- (esp of a man) displaying smoothness and sophistication in manner or attitude; urbane
Derived Forms
- suavity, noun
- ˈsuavely, adverb
Other Words From
- suavely adverb
- suaveness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of suave1
Example Sentences
“We have undercover security,” says Vincent Zurzolo, the suave man in the blue suit in booth 2630 of New York Comic Con.
And Nanjiani, the side-burned and suave 36-year-old, is a geek icon.
Everyone has a theory on how Mad Men will end, and one of the most popular is that our suave, slick antihero will die.
Joe would often appear looking suave or cool in various brightly colored situations - as cool as a man with a camel face can look.
Steve Heidrick is a handsome, suave, elegant young man who dances beautifully, who loves to dance with me.
But although Turner has exaggerated the ruggedness of Hindhead in his picture, the place is not at all gracious or suave.
He came out to Jess Morse immediately, smiling and bowing like the suave storekeeper he was.
But the voice of this comfortable, suave-looking missionary by no means matched his appearance.
Nothing can be more suave, piquant, and picturesque than the wild and primitive melodies of the songs of Scotland.
His eyes smiled at her, suave, deprecating, delighted eyes and recklessly observant.
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