SUAVITY Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

suavity

noun

Definition of suavity

as in gracefulness

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Recent Examples of suavity Yes, there are fights with swords and bodices that are ripped, but this Zorro is finally much more of a romantic farce than an action drama, befitting star Jean Dujardin‘s particular blend of goofy suavity. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026 If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 If Stone is rage incarnate, RZA, as Hutch’s samurai-sword-wielding brother, is pure Zen suavity. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Here’s to creating new ones, accompanied by Brilliant Earth’s peerless styles and the kind of gracefulness Taylor exhibited all throughout her life.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Points were awarded for eyes, nose, mouth, facial expression, hair, torso, extremities, and overall gracefulness.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of gracefulness

Noun

Neil Fuentes, a founder of the New Haven Academy of Performing Arts and the artistic director of Broadway on Main, brings an uncommon gentility and hearty spirit to the character of Murray the Cop.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
There’s a certain kind of gentility and politeness, and then on the flip side, dark humor and grotesquerie.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentility

Noun

But our heroine, who’s clearly still possessed by the superhuman poise that Yeoh has weaponized across her brilliant career, is unconvinced.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Tyler Shough showed toughness and poise, validating what opponents said about him in Quarterback Tiers over the summer.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of poise

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In World Cup lore, however, his gallantry is doomed to be overshadowed by that of his fellow-goalkeeper from Cabo Verde, Vozinha, who had already produced an uncanny impersonation of a brick wall on the fourth day of the tournament.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
In all of these cases, the effect is largely the same—forging intimacy through some level of generosity or gallantry, coupled with pure, physical proximity—and in 2026, all of them are still technically possible.

— Sara Delgado, Vogue, 9 July 2026

Definition of gallantry

Noun

My favorite films in the fest so far can all be read as warm-hearted odes to human intimacy, intelligence, and grace.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Its cheetahs in motion, brought to life by Scalamandré, a high-end, heritage textile label, are the definition of grace — being all the more unmissable in context of that invirogating orange backdrop.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of grace

Noun

Wifi in the rooms would be nice—current Apple computers no longer have broadband plugs—but disconnecting has its charms, too.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
The idea, at first, was to send people off with a special-edition Jibbitz, the snap-on charm Crocs wearers use to personalize their shoes.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of charm

Noun

Her address was accompanied by a policy change from the Obama administration that prioritized LGBTQ rights in diplomacy and foreign aid.

— Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Trump in August scaled back a major military exercise with South Korea in an apparent effort to restart diplomacy with Kim, who has condemned such drills as rehearsals for invasion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of diplomacy

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