suave
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”); doublet of sweet.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (UK) IPA(key): /swɑːv/
- (US) IPA(key): /swɑv/, /sweɪv/
- Rhymes: -ɑːv, -eɪv
Adjective edit
suave (comparative suaver, superlative suavest)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
charming, confident and elegant
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Noun edit
suave (plural suaves)
- Sweet talk.
Translations edit
sweet talk
References edit
- Paternoster, Lewis M. and Frager-Stone, Ruth. Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth. Second Edition. Amsco School Publications: USA. 1998.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”), replacing the inherited form souef (in use until the 17th century), from Old French soef, suef (“sweet, mild, agreeable, tranquil, peaceful”), descendants of which live on in other Oïl languages.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
suave (plural suaves)
References edit
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “suavis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 12: Sk–š, page 325
- “suave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
suave (plural suavi)
- (literary, archaic) Alternative form of soave
- 1567, Ricettario fiorentino [Florentine Cookbook][1], page 5:
- L'acqua buona debbe essere limpida, pura, e netta da ogni altra cosa; mancare di tutte le qualità come odore, sapore, e colore; essere suave al gusto.
- Good water should be transparent, pure, and clear of any other things; [it should] lack qualities such as smell, taste, and color; [it should] be delicate when tasted.
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Further reading edit
- suave in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adverbial use of the neuter singular adjective.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu̯aː.u̯e/, [ˈs̠u̯äːu̯ɛ]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈaː.u̯e/, [s̠uˈäːu̯ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /suˈa.ve/, [suˈäːve]
- Note: the v is found scanned as either a vowel or a consonant, with Romance descendants typically reflecting the former.
Adverb edit
suāve (not comparable)
- sweetly, becomingly, pleasantly
- Synonym: suāviter
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
suāve
References edit
- “suave”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “suave”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
suave m or f (plural suaves)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
suave m or f (masculine and feminine plural suaves)
- smooth, soft, fluffy
- Antonym: áspero
- piel suave ― soft (or smooth) skin
- textura suave ― soft (or smooth) texture
- soft, gentle, light, mild (e.g. mild flavor, a mild winter)
- aterrizaje suave ― soft landing
- viento suave ― gentle wind
- un toque suave ― a gentle (or soft or light) touch
- suave (charming, confident and elegant)
- cool, acceptable, easy
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Further reading edit
- “suave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014