suaver; suavest
1
: smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
2
: smooth in texture, performance, or style
plural -es
1
b
: the condition of being blandly pleasing to the mind : superficial and urbane agreeableness
replied with suavity
the suavity of their manners
2
: something that is suave : amenity
—usually used in plural
the suavities of polite society
Examples of suave in a Sentence
Adjective
I am pleased, also, to think I pulled it off. I didn't do anything too stupid or gauche, and even though it was my first time at a spa, I managed to bluff my way through in a suitably suave, urbane fashion without any embarrassing social gaffes.
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Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
Will Ferguson, Beauty Tips From Moose Jaw, 2004
When she had been Miss Tampa, a suave major leaguer had courted her till she found out he was married, with children.
—Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 19 Mar. 2001
Bobby gets a lot of tough love at home. As suave and polite as he seems to outsiders, he has "two personalities," says his stepmother Wille. "He's a con artist." His parents kicked him out of the house in August, trying to scare him after he came home drunk at 5 a. m.
—Stacy Perman, Time, 25 Oct. 1999
a suave and sophisticated businessman
the suave gentleman was a great favorite of the elegant ladies who attended parties at the embassy
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The ensuing evacuation coincides with a criminal operation orchestrated by the suave George Karalis (Theo James) and his muscle -for-hire gang led by the mysterious X (Sam Worthington).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald barely register as Jane and Julia’s oblivious husbands, while Consuelos, who plays Maurice as a suave cuckolder with a dodgy European accent, should probably stick to daytime TV.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Be sure to drop into the sultry Pine Bar—all low lighting and dark corners—which specializes in wonderfully creative cocktails, delivered in whimsical locked boxes by suave waiters in red-velvet smoking jackets.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
Sombreness has seldom looked more suave or felt more disciplined; the storytelling is astounding in its concision, sometimes to a fault, as the characters’ rich personal histories are elided.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The ensuing evacuation coincides with a criminal operation orchestrated by the suave George Karalis (Theo James) and his muscle -for-hire gang led by the mysterious X (Sam Worthington).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Aasif Mandvi and Christopher Fitzgerald barely register as Jane and Julia’s oblivious husbands, while Consuelos, who plays Maurice as a suave cuckolder with a dodgy European accent, should probably stick to daytime TV.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Suave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suave. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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suave
adjective
suaver; suavest
: smoothly polite and agreeable
a suave young man
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