Suave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a sophisticated charm

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɑːv/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɑːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɑːv/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɑːv/.

Examples

a debonair gentleman
he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smooth politic debonnaire debonair bland debonaire

Parts of Speech

adjective	having a sophisticated charm “a debonair gentleman”
adjective	smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication “he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage”

Word Forms

suaveness	noun	the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
smoothness	noun	the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
suavity	noun	the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
blandness	noun	the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

höflich

einen raffinierten Charme haben

🇪🇸Spanish

afable

tener un encanto sofisticado

🇮🇹Italian

soave

avere un fascino sofisticato

🇳🇱Dutch

zacht

met een verfijnde charme

🇷🇺Russian

учтивый

обладающий утонченным шармом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिष्ट

एक परिष्कृत आकर्षण होना

🇧🇩Bengali

নম্র

একটি পরিশীলিত কবজ আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

மென்மையான

ஒரு அதிநவீன வசீகரம் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

సున్నితమైన

ఒక అధునాతన ఆకర్షణ కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

सौम्य

एक अत्याधुनिक मोहिनी असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નમ્ર

એક અત્યાધુનિક વશીકરણ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೃದುವಾದ

ಅತ್ಯಾಧುನಿಕ ಮೋಡಿ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഗമമായ

ഒരു സങ്കീർണ്ണമായ ചാം ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਰਮ

ਇੱਕ ਵਧੀਆ ਸੁਹਜ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

نرم

ایک نفیس دلکش ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

文雅的

具有精致的魅力

🇯🇵Japanese

優しい

洗練された魅力を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

기분 좋은

세련된 매력이 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dịu dàng

có một sự quyến rũ tinh tế

🇹🇭Thai

อ่อนโยน

มีเสน่ห์อันซับซ้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

ramah tamah

memiliki pesona yang canggih

🇵🇭Filipino

mabait

pagkakaroon ng sopistikadong alindog

🇲🇾Malay

peramah

mempunyai daya tarikan yang canggih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لطيف

وجود سحر متطور

🇮🇷Persian

دلپذیر

داشتن جذابیت پیچیده

🇹🇷Turkish

tatlı

sofistike bir çekiciliğe sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָדִיב

בעל קסם מתוחכם

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