suaveness

Definition of suavenessnext

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Noun
  • Cary Grant built a career on smirking suavity; Cate Blanchett has made an art form of falling apart with tragic intensity.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • If Stone is rage incarnate, RZA, as Hutch’s samurai-sword-wielding brother, is pure Zen suavity.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In those moments, though, there's just a gracefulness in the world.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • In modernizing and Americanizing the Charles Dickens novel, Alfonso Cuarón expunged many of Great Expectations’s subplots in favor of a 1998-friendly romantic drama that cemented Paltrow as an emblem of gentility.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Ferrara’s arrival in New York City and subsequent entry into the movie business is presented as something like a case of recidivism, a dive from suburban gentility into the cauldron of steaming garbage that was Fun City–era Manhattan.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Knights suffered a tough loss to Masconomet earlier in the tournament, but showed poise early on Presidents’ Day with Johnny Ramos kick-starting things.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Because the nerves were already ravaging his poise.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Because in order to remain in the president’s good graces, his Cabinet officers need to please him by relitigating the 2020 election.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The family’s confidants, real and imagined, insist on both their normalcy and their otherworldly grace.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • As more than 10 nations in Europe are participating in the F-35 program, this raises concerns related to Trump’s tariff-heavy diplomacy.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Beijing will need to rethink its diplomacy considering that Takaichi is a leader who is likely to run Japan for a while.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The authentic ambiance of the converted house adds to the charm, and their regular, skinny or spicy margaritas with Campo Bravo reposado are a steal.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Cedar shingles, a type of wood roofing, offer a timeless, rustic charm and naturally resist insects and decay better than other woods.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a quixotic gallantry to appealing to a saner conservative and looking ahead to a post-Trump American politics.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Queen Elizabeth later awarded Beaton the George's Cross, Britain’s highest civilian award for gallantry, for his role in saving her daughter’s life, and bestowed honors on Callender, as well as the other policemen and onlookers who intervened.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Suaveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suaveness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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