English Explanatory Dictionary

suavity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness; pleasantness
  2. The quality of being suave.
  3. Sweetness or agreeableness to the senses, especially of taste and odour.

Word forms

suavity suavities

Etymology

From Middle English suavite, suavitee, suavyte, from Middle French suavité and its etymon Latin suāvitās.

Synonyms

suaveness suavitude

Related words

blandness

Derived words

insuavity unsuavity

Translations

Dutch: hoflijkheid Finnish: sulavakäytöksisyys French: courtoisie
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