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suave
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suave  (swäv)
adj. suav·er, suav·est
Smoothly agreeable and courteous.

[French, agreeable, from Old French, from Latin suvis, delightful, sweet; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

suavely adv.
suaveness, suavi·ty (swäv-t) n.

suave [swɑːv]
adj
(esp of a man) displaying smoothness and sophistication in manner or attitude; urbane
[from Latin suāvis sweet]
suavely  adv
suavity  [ˈswɑːvɪtɪ], suaveness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.suave - having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste"
2.suave - smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
diplomatical, diplomatic - using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; "the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject"

suave
adjective smooth, charming, urbane, debonair, worldly, cool (informal), sophisticated, polite, gracious, agreeable, courteous, affable, smooth-tongued He is a suave, cool and cultured man.
Translations
suave [swɑːv] ADJfino (pej) → hábil

suave [ˈswɑːv] adj [person] → urbain(e); [manner, voice] → suave

suave
adj, suavely
advweltmännisch, aalglatt (pej)

suave [swɑːv] adj (person, manners) → mellifluo/a; (question, suggestion) → insinuante

suave
adj suave [swaːv]
(of a man or his manner) pleasant, elegant, polite and agreeable. elegant, vriendelik رَقيق، لَطيف، دَمِث вежлив uhlazený sleben verbindlich αβρός, εκλεπτυσμένος afable, cortés; fino; zalamero sundimatu, meeldiv خوش برخورد؛ مودب sulava affable נָעִים הֲלִיכוֹת सभ्य, भद्र, विनीत, सुन्दर मनोहर, चिकना-चुपड़ा, मृदु ugodan, ljubazan nyájas ramah fágaður, viðmótsþÿður cortese 人当りのよい (매너가) 온화한, 상냥한 lipšnus, malonus, mandagus laipns; patīkams; pieklājīgs terlalu canggih isoleringsschuyim elegant, urban uprzejmy, gładki sofisticado afabil, amabil, politicos обходительный uhladený, prívetivý prijeten, uglajen uglađen förbindlig, behaglig อ่อนโยน hoş, tatlı dilli, kibar ve nazik 文雅的,溫和的 ввічливий, поштивий نرم، شاءستہ ngọt ngào, khéo léo
adv suavely
vriendelik, elegant بِرِقَّه، بِدَماثَه، بِلَطافَه учтиво uhlazeně slebent verbindlich με αβρότητα, εκλεπτυσμένα afablemente, cortésmente; finamente; zalameramente sundimatult مودبانه sulavasti avec affabilité בְּגִינוּנֵי חֵן सौम्यता से, मधुर ढंग से ljubazno, učtivo kedvesen, nyájasan dengan sopan á fágaðan hátt cortesemente もの柔かに 점잖게 lipšniai, maloniai laipni; pieklājīgi dengan terlalu canggih hoffelijk elegant, sofistikert uprzejmie sofisticadamente cu suavitate; amabil обходительно uhladene prijazno uglađeno förbindligt อย่างอ่อนโยน tatlı dille 文雅地 поштиво لطافت کے ساتھ ngọt ngào, khéo léo
n suaveness
elegansie رِقَّه، لَطافَه، دماثَه учтивост uhlazenost slebenhed die Verbindlichkeit αβρότητα afabilidad, carácter cortés; finura; zalamería sundimatus خوش برخورد بودن sulavuus affabilité גִינוּנֵי חֵן सौम्य udvornost, ljubaznost nyájasság kesopanan fágun, ljúfmennska affabilità, cortesia もの柔らかさ 은근함 lipšnumas laipnība; patīkamas manieres sifat terlalu canggih hoffelijkheid eleganse uprzejmość, łagodność sofisticação suavitate; amabilitate обходительность uhladenosť uglajenost uglađenost förbindlighet ความอ่อนโยน tatlı dillilik 文雅(程度) ввічливість لطافت sự ngọt ngào, sự khéo léo
n suavity
elegansie رِقَّه، لُطْف، دماثَه вежливост uhlazenost slebenhed die Höflichkeit αβρότητα afabilidad, carácter cortés; finura; zalamería sundimatus نزاکت sulavuus affabilité חֵן सौम्यता, मधुरता, चिकना-चुपड़ी बातें ugodnost, ljubaznost kedvesség, nyájasság kesopanan fágun, ljúfmennska affabilità, cortesia もの柔かさ 정중함, 유화함 lipšnumas laipnība; pieklājība keadaan canggih hoffelijkheid eleganse uprzejmość, łagodność sofisticação suavitate; amabilitate обходительность uhladenosť uglajenost uglađenost förbindlighet ความอ่อนโยน tatlı dillilik 文雅,柔和 ввічливість, поштивість شاءستگی tính ngọt ngào, khéo léo


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