suave

(swäv)
adj., suav·er, suav·est.
Smoothly agreeable and courteous.

[French, agreeable, from Old French, from Latin suāvis, delightful, sweet.]

suavely suave'ly adv.
suaveness suave'ness or suav'i·ty (swä'vĭ-tē) n.

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adjective

Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner: bland, smooth, urbane. See style/good style/bad style.

adj

Definition: charming, smooth
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, rude, unpolished, unsophisticated

• Genres: Rhythm & Blues

Biography

Suave' was an L.A. singer with the 1988 hit "My Girl." ~ All Music Guide, Rovi

For a list of words related to suave, see:

• Appealing, Elegant, Neat, Rich, or Fancy
• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - blid, sød, elskværdig, rund, forekommende, forbindtlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
gedistingeerd, werelds

Français (French)
adj. - mielleux, onctueux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lieblich, verbindlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αβρός, (για οινοπνευματώδη ποτά) γλυκόπιοτος

Italiano (Italian)
affabile, gentile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - urbano

Русский (Russian)
учтивый, вкрадчивый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - suave, amable, afable, zalamero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förbindlig, älskvärd, behaglig, mild

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
柔和的, 娴雅的, 温和的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 柔和的, 嫻雅的, 溫和的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 온화한, 기분 좋은, 마무리가 매끈한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 気持よい, 慇懃な, 優しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رقيق, دمث, لطيف, أنيق, منمق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מנומס, אדיב, נעים, לא-חריף (יין)‬

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