suave
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- suavely adverb
- suaveness noun
- suavity noun
Etymology
Origin of suave
1495–1505; < French < Latin suāvis sweet
Example Sentences
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His unnamed, unrefined spy who liked to cook was in stark relief to the suave man’s man that was James Bond and an uncomfortable sight for some of the producers of the film adaptation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
There is something especially suave about an ace skier.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Rock-star conspicuous in a brown leather bomber jacket, Damiano David struts into a hotel bar in downtown Los Angeles, finds a table near the back and orders an orange juice in his suave Italian accent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
In the same suave way he can break into R&B stylings at any given moment, Jay has a way of relaxing his audience to make them feel comfortable enough to sing along.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2025
I peer inside to see Poe fast asleep on his bed, curled into a surprisingly tiny ball underneath his plaid comforter, a suave Gordon Ramsay poster, positioned directly over his bed, keeping watch over him.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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