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suave |
Grep of noun suave sium suave suaveness Overview of adj suave The adj suave has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave -- (having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman") 2. (1) politic, smooth, suave -- (smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound) Antonyms of adj suave 2 senses of suave Sense 1 debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave INDIRECT (VIA refined) -> unrefined Sense 2 politic, smooth, suave INDIRECT (VIA diplomatic) -> undiplomatic Similarity of adj suave 2 senses of suave Sense 1 debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave => refined (vs. unrefined) Sense 2 politic, smooth, suave => diplomatic (vs. undiplomatic), diplomatical Attributes of adj suave Familiarity of adj suave suave used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj suave suave Overview of adj suave The adj suave has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave -- (having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman") 2. (1) politic, smooth, suave -- (smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound)
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