suavity

[ swah-vi-tee, swav-i- ]
/ ˈswɑ vɪ ti, ˈswæv ɪ- /
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noun, plural suav·i·ties.

a suave or smoothly agreeable quality.
suavities, suave or courteous actions or manners; amenities.

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Also suave·ness.

Origin of suavity

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin suāvitās pleasantness, equivalent to suāv(is) sweet + -itās -ity

Words nearby suavity

suakin, suas, suasion, suave, suaviter in modo, fortiter in re, suavity, sub, sub judice, sub rosa, sub verbo, sub voce
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Words related to suavity

urbanity, amenity, diplomacy, mildness, propriety, courtesy, affability

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