suave

From Middle English suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”); doublet of sweet.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /swɑːv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /swɑv/, /sweɪv/

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• Rhymes: -ɑːv, -eɪv

suave (comparative suaver, superlative suavest)

1. Charming, confident and elegant.

   a man with a suave demeanor

• outsuave
• suavely
• suaveness

suave (plural suaves)

1. Sweet talk.

• Paternoster, Lewis M. and Frager-Stone, Ruth. Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth. Second Edition. Amsco School Publications: USA. 1998.

• Sauve, Vause, uveas

Inherited from Middle French suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”), replacing the inherited form souef (in use until the 17th century), from Old French soef, suef (“sweet, mild, agreeable, tranquil, peaceful”), descendants of which live on in other Oïl languages.

• IPA^(key): /sɥav/

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suave (plural suaves)

1. (especially of persons and their speech) smooth and graceful, polite, polished, suave

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “suavis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 12: Sk–š, page 325
• “suave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• IPA^(key): /suˈa.ve/
• Rhymes: -ave
• Hyphenation: su‧à‧ve

suave (plural suavi)

1. (literary, archaic) Alternative form of soave
   • 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook]‎, page 5:

     L'acqua buona debbe essere limpida, pura, e netta da ogni altra cosa; mancare di tutte le qualità come odore, sapore, e colore; essere suave al gusto.

     Good water should be transparent, pure, and clear of any other things; [it should] lack qualities such as smell, taste, and color; [it should] be delicate when tasted.

• suavità

• suave in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Adverbial use of the neuter singular adjective.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsu̯aː.u̯e/, [ˈs̠u̯äːu̯ɛ]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /suˈaː.u̯e/, [s̠uˈäːu̯ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /suˈa.ve/, [suˈäːve]
• Note: the v is found scanned as either a vowel or a consonant, with Romance descendants typically reflecting the former.

suāve (not comparable)

1. sweetly, becomingly, pleasantly

   Synonym: suāviter

suāve

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of suāvis

• “suave”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “suave”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).

• Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ
• Hyphenation: su‧a‧ve

suave m or f (plural suaves)

1. soft, smooth

   Synonyms: macio, liso

2. gentle, mild
3. (Brazil, colloquial) fine, okay

• suavizar

• suavidade
• suavizante

Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈswabe/ [ˈswa.β̞e]

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• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: sua‧ve

suave m or f (masculine and feminine plural suaves)

1. smooth, soft, fluffy

   Antonym: áspero

   piel suave ― soft (or smooth) skin

   textura suave ― soft (or smooth) texture

2. soft, gentle, light, mild (e.g. mild flavor, a mild winter)

   aterrizaje suave ― soft landing

   viento suave ― gentle wind

   un toque suave ― a gentle (or soft or light) touch

3. suave (charming, confident and elegant)

   Synonyms: terso, blando, liso

   Antonyms: áspero, duro

4. cool, acceptable, easy

• “suave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014