Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: suave
IPA transcription: [sw'ɑv]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave
    Meaning: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
  • Synonyms: politic, smooth, suave, bland
    Meaning: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
Usage examples
  • Evidently he had no desire to terrorize the man, but to conciliate him, for his own purposes, for his manner was pleasant and suave.