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Meaning of SUAVITY

Pronunciation:  'swâvitee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  smooth and gracious in manner
 
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 Synonyms: blandness, suaveness
 
 See Also: graciousness

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Suav"i*ty\, n. [L. suavitas: cf. F. suavit['e].]
1. Sweetness to the taste. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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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