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suave

[ swahv ]

adjective

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

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suave

/ ˈswɑːvɪtɪ; swɑːv /

adjective

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

  • suavity, noun
  • ˈܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲl adverb
  • ܲn noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suave1

1495–1505; < French < Latin sweet
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Word History and Origins

Origin of suave1

C16: from Latin sweet
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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.

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Even the suave Bailey, who plays Prince Fiyero, put in the work, filming "Bridgerton" season two, the limited series "My Fellow Travelers" and "Wicked" at the same time.

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Maybe, they reasoned, Aaron Judge wouldn’t have bungled that routine fly ball in Game 5 of the World Series against the Dodgers had he worn a suave Salvador Dali mustache.

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Wu’s crime head is suave, but the main memorable thing about him is he likes to sip boba in slow motion.

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He had a licence to charm on screen, with his sultry voice and suave, chiselled good looks.

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