suave
adjective
[ swɑːv ]
• charming, confident, and elegant (typically used of a man).
• "all the waiters were suave and deferential"
Similar:
charming,
sophisticated,
debonair,
urbane,
worldly,
worldly-wise,
polished,
refined,
poised,
self-possessed,
dignified,
civilized,
gentlemanly,
gallant,
smooth,
smooth-talking,
smooth-tongued,
silver-tongued,
glib,
bland,
polite,
well mannered,
civil,
courteous,
affable,
tactful,
diplomatic,
slick,
cool,
mannerly,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘gracious, agreeable’): from Old French, or from Latin suavis ‘agreeable’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.
