suave
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7.1
- adjective
- /swɑv/
- The suave gentleman expertly guided the conversation with charm and poise.
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Watch on YouTubeWe're in Berlin and this hotel is suave, very suave.
- We're in Berlin and this hotel is suave, very suave.
- It's comical just how good looking and nice and suave he is.
- In the other books, Caleb was like a really shy, awkward dude, and in this one, all of a sudden he's like very suave.
- Roger Moore was an English gentleman, you know, suave looked at Papist Brosnan was a a great Bond as well because he looked suave.
- The like his was like a cool charming, like a suave, like, like funny, funny type like.
Examples
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The waiter brought menus handwritten in French, which Yael knew well enough to follow Lee's suave orders.
Fiction book (1993) -
Your dad was suave, he had style.
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Are you trying to be suave?
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We're in Berlin and this hotel is suave, very suave.
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What we need here is someone suave, someone sophisticated, someone like...
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I was at a party, surrounded by glam ladies and suave men, and feeling a little lost.
Blog text (2) -
In Persona 4, your character is silent and suave, beloved by every girl he sees.
Blog text (34) -
Mr. J. Alfred Prufrock may lack confidence, but I, the author, am as suave a seducer as you are likely to meet.
Academic text (2011) -
He's decked out in first-class Armani and looks suave as hell.
Fiction book (1994) -
Don't vote for him because he's eloquent, worldly, and suave, keeps in shape, and is popular.
Blog text (8)
Synonyms
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4.1
Being elegant and stylish and showing good taste
163
3.3
Having an attractive, stylish look that shows good taste
139
4.3
Looking stylish and exciting in a way that attracts attention
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4.4
A person who speaks and acts confidently and politely
78
2.0
Clothes or rooms that look fashionable and attractive
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3.5
Elegant and fashionable in a simple, modern way
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4.1
Showing elegant, polite manners and good taste
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6.2
Neat and stylish in the way a man dresses
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2.4
Looks neat, clean, and fashionable
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7.5
A person, especially a man, who is confident, stylish, and charming in a relaxed way
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9.9
Looks neat and elegant
Very well dressed and neatly groomed in a stylish way
Antonyms
How Suave
Surface Forms
Etymology
Suave comes from the Latin word suavis, which meant 'pleasant' or 'sweet' and gave the idea of something easy to like. So a suave person is 'smooth' and pleasing in the way they act, which is why we use it for someone charming and confident.