Suavity

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Suavity \Suav"i*ty\, n. [L. suavitas: cf. F. suavit['e].]
     1. Sweetness to the taste. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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     2. The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind;
        agreeableness; softness; pleasantness; gentleness;


        urbanity; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language,
        conversation, or address. --Glanvill.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  suavity
       n : smooth and gracious in manner [syn: {suaveness}, {blandness}]