suave

English

Etymology

From Latin suāvis (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑːv, -eɪv

Adjective

suave (comparative suaver, superlative suavest)

1. Charming, confident and elegant.

Related terms

• suavely

Translations

charming, confident and elegant

• Esperanto: milda (eo)
• Finnish: sulava (fi), sulavakäytöksinen (fi)
• German: mild (de)

• Russian: обходительный (ru) (obxoditelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: slatkorječiv (sh), uglađen (sh)
• Spanish: distinguido (es)

Noun

suave (plural suaves)

1. Sweet talk.

Translations

sweet talk

References

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

Anagrams

• uveas

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Italian

Adjective

suave m and f (m and f plural suavi)

1. Variant of soave.

Derived terms

• suavità

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Latin

Adjective

suāve

1. nominative neuter singular of suāvis
2. accusative neuter singular of suāvis
3. vocative neuter singular of suāvis

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈswa.βe/

Etymology

From Latin suāvis (“sweet”).

Adjective

suave m and f (plural suaves)

1. suave, soft, smooth
2. cool, acceptable, easy

Synonyms

• (soft): terso
• (smooth): blando

Antonyms

• (soft): áspero
• (smooth): duro
• (cool): aburrido, fatal, de hueva

Related terms

• suavidad
• suavizar
• suavizante