English Explanatory Dictionary

suave

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated.
  2. Displaying smoothness and sophistication.
  3. Gracious, kind.
noun
  1. sweet-talk

Pronunciation

/swɑːv/ /swɑv/ /sweɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suave.wav

Word forms

suave suaver suavest suaves

Etymology

From Middle English suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”); doublet of sweet. First attested in the early 15th century.

Derived words

outsuave suavely suaveness suavify unsuave
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