"suave" meaning in English

See suave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /swɑːv/ [UK], /swɑv/ [US], /sweɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suave.wav Forms: suaver [comparative], suavest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑːv, -eɪv Etymology: From Middle English suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”); doublet of sweet. First attested in the early 15th century. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sweh₂d-}}, {{inh|en|enm|suave}} Middle English suave, {{der|en|la|suāvis||sweet, pleasant}} Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”), {{doublet|en|sweet|nocap=1}} doublet of sweet, {{etydate|early 15th century}} First attested in the early 15th century Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} suave (comparative suaver, superlative suavest)
  1. Of a person, charming, though often in a manner that is insincere or sophisticated. Translations (charming but sophisticated): любезен (ljubezen) (Bulgarian), приветлив (privetliv) (Bulgarian), 圓滑 /圆滑 (yuánhuá) (Chinese Mandarin), 溫文爾雅的 /温文尔雅的 (wēnwén'ěryǎ de) (Chinese Mandarin), uhlazený (Czech), zdvořilý (Czech), příjemný (Czech), milda (Esperanto), sulava (Finnish), sulavakäytöksinen (Finnish), suave (French), gepflegt (German), elegant (German), frohgemut (German), soave (Italian), blandus (Latin), љу́безен (ljúbezen) (Macedonian), у́чтив (účtiv) (Macedonian), distingvert (Norwegian), suav (Romanian), обходительный (obxoditelʹnyj) (Russian), slatkorječiv (Serbo-Croatian), uglađen (Serbo-Croatian), suave (Spanish)
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  2. Displaying smoothness and sophistication.
    Sense id: en-suave-en-adj-b2KgYVQr
  3. Gracious, kind.
    Sense id: en-suave-en-adj-WzzZFPmF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: outsuave, suavely, suaveness
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /swɑːv/ [UK], /swɑv/ [US], /sweɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suave.wav Forms: suaves [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːv, -eɪv Etymology: From Middle English suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”); doublet of sweet. First attested in the early 15th century. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*sweh₂d-}}, {{inh|en|enm|suave}} Middle English suave, {{der|en|la|suāvis||sweet, pleasant}} Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”), {{doublet|en|sweet|nocap=1}} doublet of sweet, {{etydate|early 15th century}} First attested in the early 15th century Head templates: {{en-noun}} suave (plural suaves)
  1. sweet-talk
    Sense id: en-suave-en-noun-b19XhVFw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "bg",
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      "word": "любезен"
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      "word": "圓滑 /圆滑"
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      "roman": "wēnwén'ěryǎ de",
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      "sense": "charming but sophisticated",
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      "sense": "charming but sophisticated",
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      "word": "обходительный"
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      "word": "slatkorječiv"
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      "word": "uglađen"
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