suave
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- suavely adverb
- suaveness noun
- suavity noun
Etymology
Origin of suave
1495–1505; < French < Latin suāvis sweet
Example Sentences
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His unnamed, unrefined spy who liked to cook was in stark relief to the suave man’s man that was James Bond and an uncomfortable sight for some of the producers of the film adaptation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
While Ahmadinejad was dressed in “vintage, early 1980s” clothes, Larijani came from “the opposite end of the sartorial spectrum: suave, wearing a carefully pressed Ralph Lauren polo shirt,” Straw wrote in his memoir.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
Leaning back in his chair, in a suave, all-beige outfit, he starts to grin while recounting his day in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
Even the suave Bailey, who plays Prince Fiyero, put in the work, filming "Bridgerton" season two, the limited series "My Fellow Travelers" and "Wicked" at the same time.
From Salon • Mar. 2, 2025
He fancies himself extremely cool and suave, but I know that he is mean.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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