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suave
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- pronunciation:
- swav
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
suaver, suavest |
| definition: |
displaying highly polished manners and worldly sophistication.
The handsome spy in the movies always appeared so suave and sophisticated.The actor's suave manner didn't seem right for the part of the farmer.- synonyms:
- debonair, urbane
- antonyms:
- awkward, unrefined, unsophisticated
- similar words:
- collected, composed, genteel, polished, polite, refined, smooth, sophisticated
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| related words: |
chic, fine, genteel, glib, graceful, refined, smooth, sophisticated |
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| derivations: |
suavely (adv.), suaveness (n.), suavity (n.) |
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