suave

  • 11suave — [swa:v] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: pleasant, sweet , from Latin suavis] someone who is suave is polite, confident, and relaxed, sometimes in an insincere way ▪ a suave and sophisticated gentleman >suavely adv >suavity suaveness …

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  • 12suave — suave; suave·ly; suave·ness; …

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  • 13suave — SUAVE. adj. de tout genre. Qui est doux & agreable, il n a guere d usage qu en parlant des odeurs. Une odeur suave. un parfum fort suave …

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  • 14suave — [swäv] adj. suaver, suavest [MFr < L suavis,SWEET] smoothly gracious or polite; polished; blandly ingratiating; urbane suavely adv. suaveness n. SYN. SUAVE suggests the smoothly gracious social manner of one who deals with people easily and… …

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  • 15suave —   [italienisch], musikalische Vortragsbezeichnung: lieblich, anmutig, sanft. * * * su|a|ve <Adv.> [ital. suave < lat. suavis = süß] (Musik): lieblich, sanft …

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  • 16suave — (adj.) early 15c., gracious, kindly, from M.Fr. suave, from L. suavis agreeable, from PIE root *swad (see SWEET (Cf. sweet)). In reference to persons, sense of smoothly agreeable first recorded 1815 (in suavity) …

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  • 17suave — [ swav ] adjective confident and polite in a way that may not be sincere …

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  • 18suave — adj. 2 g. 1. Aprazível; agradável; meigo; doce. 2. Ameno. 3. Melodioso. 4. Delicado. 5. Brando; pouco custoso …

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  • 19suave — [adj] charming, smooth affable, agreeable, bland, civilized, cordial, courteous, courtly, cultivated, cultured, diplomatic, distingué, fulsome, genial, glib, gracious, ingratiating, obliging, oily*, pleasant, pleasing, polished, polite, politic,… …

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  • 20suave — Suave, ou Souef, Suauis …

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