suavity
11suavity — suav·i·ty …
12suavity — /ˈswavəti/ (say swahvuhtee) noun (plural suavities) 1. suave or smoothly agreeable quality (of persons, manner, etc.). 2. (plural) suave or courteous actions or manners; amenities. Also, suaveness …
13suavity — noun the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner • Syn: ↑suaveness, ↑blandness, ↑smoothness • Derivationally related forms: ↑smooth (for: ↑smoothness), ↑bland …
14suave — suave, *urbane, diplomatic, bland, smooth, politic as applied to persons, their demeanor, and their utterances can mean conspicuously and ingratiatingly tactful and well mannered. These words at times can convey so strong a suggestion of… …
15Insuavity — In*suav i*ty, n. [L. insuavitas: cf. F. insuavit[ e]. See {In } not, and {Suavity}.] Lack of suavity; unpleasantness. [Obs.] Burton. [1913 Webster] …
16suave — adjective (suaver; est) Etymology: French, from Middle French, pleasant, sweet, from Latin suavis more at sweet Date: 1831 1. smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated 2. smooth in texture, performance, or style • suavely… …
17courtesy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Politeness Nouns 1. courtesy, courteousness; respect; good manners, behavior, or breeding; manners, politeness, urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, cultivation, polish, grace, civility, culture,… …
18polish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sheen, luster, shine, glaze, gloss; refinement, culture; courtesytact, suavity, diplomacy; discernment, discrimination. v. t. shine, buff, burnish; scrub, scour, brighten; refine, perfect. See… …
19tact — tact, *address, poise, savoir faire can all mean the skill and grace with which a well bred person conducts himself in his relations with others. Tact stresses skill and consider ateness in one s association with or handling of others, whether… …
20blandness — noun 1. the trait of exhibiting no personal embarrassment or concern (Freq. 1) the blandness of his confession enraged the judge • Derivationally related forms: ↑bland • Hypernyms: ↑unemotionality, ↑emotionlessness 2. lacking any distinctive …
