- suaveness
- noun see suave
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
suaveness
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suaveness — suave ► ADJECTIVE (suaver, suavest) ▪ (of a man) charming, confident, and elegant. DERIVATIVES suavely adverb suaveness noun suavity noun. ORIGIN Latin suavis agreeable … English terms dictionary
suaveness — See suavely. * * * … Universalium
suaveness — noun The property of being suave … Wiktionary
suaveness — n. politeness, graciousness, sophisticated charm … English contemporary dictionary
suaveness — suave·ness … English syllables
suaveness — noun the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner • Syn: ↑suavity, ↑blandness, ↑smoothness • Derivationally related forms: ↑smooth (for: ↑smoothness), ↑bland … Useful english dictionary
blandness — noun 1. the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern (Freq. 1) the blandness of his confession enraged the judge • Derivationally related forms: ↑bland • Hypernyms: ↑unemotionality, ↑emotionlessness 2. lacking any distinctive … Useful english dictionary
smoothness — noun 1. a texture without roughness; smooth to the touch (Freq. 3) admiring the slim smoothness of her thighs some artists prefer the smoothness of a board • Ant: ↑roughness • Derivationally related forms: ↑smooth … Useful english dictionary
suavity — noun the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner • Syn: ↑suaveness, ↑blandness, ↑smoothness • Derivationally related forms: ↑smooth (for: ↑smoothness), ↑bland … Useful english dictionary
suave — adjective (suaver; est) Etymology: French, from Middle French, pleasant, sweet, from Latin suavis more at sweet Date: 1831 1. smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated 2. smooth in texture, performance, or style • suavely… … New Collegiate Dictionary
