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suavitude

suavitude noun: sweetness, pleasantness; suavity.

Noun

suavitude (uncountable)

  1. Sweetness, pleasantness; suavity.
    • And than the good hermite knewe clerely that God had vertously sent her for the nourisshing and sustentation of the poore litle children that he had founden, wherof he thanked God greatly of his divine savitude.1512, The History of Helyas, Knight of the Swan, London: William Pickering, published 1827, page 35
    • And swa thairfor to count ȝow line be line, / was IESVS borne Goddis verray sone deuine: / Quhilk ransonit vs with his precious hart blude / And sa to bring my argument to fine, / I can not find in luif na time to tine, / Boc mixt with mirth, mercie, and manswetude, / Plenist with sport, and sueit...c. 1550, Iohne Rolland, edited by Walter Gregor, Ane Treatise Callit The Court of Venus: Deuidit Into Four Buikis, Edinburgh; London: […] for the [Scottish Text] Society by William Blackwood and...
  2. The quality of being charming, elegant and confident; suaveness.
    • Suavitude galore is served on volumes five and six, with plenty o’ Memphis-carved grits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Lady Aretha, Sam and Dave, Percy Sledge, and Joe Tex.1986 May, “Spins”, in Spin, volume two, number two, page 31
    • Look Funnie, girls like Beebe want to be blown away by wealth and suavitude!1998, Matt Steinglass, Disney's Doug, Episode #60, "Doug Plays Cupid" (script # 19A04-026), Jumbo Pictures, Inc., page 9

Examples of suavitude in a sentence

  • We cannot escape an impatient regret at the waste of so much unexceptionable suavitude of deportment and strength of counsel.1859 March 15, The Daily News, number 4,004, London, page 4:
  • With his usual suavitude he would, therefore, give the City Improvements, and Mr.(Can we date this quote?), The Chameleon, page 5:
  • What I lacked in suavitude, I compensated for with application.2012, Donald Greig, Time Will Tell, Thames River Press, →ISBN, page 58:
  • Suavitude boost is a side-effect of handkerchief / If I seem a bit more suave and debonair these days, folks, if I have that certain aura of Cary Grant or David Niven about me, there’s a good reason.2000 September 7, Tony Gabriele, “Suavitude boost is a side-effect of handkerchief”, in Daily Press, page D1:

Origin of suavitude

From Latin suāvitūdō.

Questions about suavitude

What does suavitude mean?
Suavitude means sweetness, pleasantness; suavity.
How do you use suavitude in a sentence?
We cannot escape an impatient regret at the waste of so much unexceptionable suavitude of deportment and strength of counsel.
What part of speech is suavitude?
Suavitude is a noun.

Words near suavitude in the dictionary

  1. suaviloquence
  2. suaviloquent
  3. suaviloquy
  4. suavious
  5. suavities
  6. suavitude
  7. suavity
  8. suavo
  9. suavos
  10. suay
  11. Suazo

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