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noun
The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness; pleasantness
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality of being suave.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: suaveness, suavitude
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Sweetness or agreeableness to the senses, especially of taste and odour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: suaveness, blandness, smoothness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: graciousness
History
From Middle English suavite, suavitee, suavyte, from Middle French suavité and its etymon Latin suāvitās.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
