suavitas

Latin

Etymology

From suāvis (“sweet”) +‎ -tās.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsu̯aː.u̯i.taːs/, [ˈs̠u̯äːu̯ɪt̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈswa.vi.tas/, [ˈswäːvit̪äs]

Noun

suāvitās f (genitive suāvitātis); third declension

1. (appealing to the senses) sweetness (of taste); melodiousness, tunefulness (of sound); attractiveness (of appearance)
2. (appealing to the mind or feelings) pleasantness, agreeableness, charm, attractiveness, sweetness

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	suāvitās	suāvitātēs
Genitive	suāvitātis	suāvitātum
Dative	suāvitātī	suāvitātibus
Accusative	suāvitātem	suāvitātēs
Ablative	suāvitāte	suāvitātibus
Vocative	suāvitās	suāvitātēs

Synonyms

• (agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcēdō, dulcitūdō, iūcunditās, lepor
• (sweetness of taste): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcitūdō, dulcor, mel, mellinia

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sweetness”): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās

Related terms

• suāvis

Descendants

• Catalan: suavitat
• English: suavity
• French: suavité
• Galician: suavidade
• Italian: soavità
• Portuguese: suavidade
• Spanish: suavidad

References

• “suavitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “suavitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• suavitas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the charms of spring: suavitas verni temporis