suaveadj.adv.

Brit.

/swɑːv/, U.S.

/swɑv/

Forms: Also 1500s suafe, swave, Scottish suaif, swaif.

Etymology: < French suave (16th cent.), a ‘learned’ formation which took the place of the ‘popular’ Old French soef , suef (suaif ) < Latin suāvis sweet, agreeable < *swādwis , < swād- (see sweet adj.).

1. Pleasing or agreeable to the senses or the mind; sweet.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

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sweetc900

likingeOE

i-quemec950

lieflyOE

winlyOE

hereOE

thankfulc1000

merryOE

queemc1175

beina1200

willea1200

leesomec1200

savouryc1225

estea1250

i-wilc1275

winc1275

welcomea1300

doucea1350

well-pleasingc1350

acceptablea1382

pleasablea1382

pleasanta1382

pleaseda1382

acceptedc1384

amiablec1384

well-likinga1387

queemfulc1390

flattering1393

pleasinga1398

well-queeminga1400

comelyc1400

farrandc1400

greable1401

goodlyc1405

amicable?a1425

placablec1429

amene1433

winful1438

listyc1440

dulcet1445

agreeablec1450

favourousc1485

sweetly?a1500

pleasureful?c1502

dulcea1513

grate1523

prettya1529

plausible1541

jolly1549

dulcoratec1550

toothsome1551

pleasurable1557

tickling1558

suavec1560

amenous1567

odoriferous?1575

perfumed1580

glada1586

tickle1593

pleasurous1595

favoursome1601

dulcean1606

gratifying1611

Hyblaean1614

gratulatea1616

arrident1616

solacefula1618

pleasantable1619

placid1628

contentsome1632

sapid1640

canny1643

gustful1647

peramene1657

pergrateful1657

tastefula1659

complacent1660

placentiousa1661

gratifactorya1665

bland1667

suavious1669

palatable1683

placent1683

complaisant1710

nice1747

tasty1796

sweetsome1799

titbit1820

connate1836

cunning1843

mooi1850

gemütlich1852

sympathique1859

congenial1878

sympathetic1900

sipid1908

onkus1910

sympathisch1911

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) vii. 29 Adew þe fragrant balme suaif, And lamp of ladeis lustiest!

1598 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Plutarch De Curiositate in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) ix. 3 The suafes thing that Silence dothe Expres.

1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Epist. Lymosin 251 These Times..alterate the suavest Pulchritude.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley III. iii. 66 To whom the husky oat-cake was from custom suave as manna.

1859 D. M. Mulock Life for a Life xvii To break the suave harmony of things.

1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents iii. 99 The suaver white hoods of snow summits.

†2. Gracious, kindly. Also adv. Scottish. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious

holdc893

winsomec900

goodlyOE

esteOE

menskful?c1225

courteousc1290

besekandlika1300

buxom1362

graciousa1375

queemfulc1390

nighsomea1400

gainlyc1400

favourablec1503

handsome1528

suave?1553

boona1612

benedictive1660

sneerless1884

?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) iii. l. 1303 in Shorter Poems (1967) 84 Thir musis, gudly and suaue.

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) i. 214 Resaif swaif, and haif ingraif it heir.

c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) xxxvi. 73 Sweit Lord, to Syon be suave.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 19 The nine Musis sweit and swaue.

3. Of persons, their manner: Blandly polite or urbane; soothingly agreeable. (Cf. suavity n. 4.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner > bland or suave

bland1661

silky1826

suave1831

urbane1873

unguent1931

1831 F. Reynolds Playwright's Adventures iv. 63 St Alm was anything but suave.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xiv. 257 He..showed a solid enough mass of intellectual organs; but an abrupt deficiency where the suave sign of benevolence should have risen.

1853 C. Brontë Villette II. xxi. 110 The rare passion of the constitutionally suave and serene, is not a pleasant spectacle.

1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel I. iii. xxvi. 255 A slight disturbance of his ordinary suave and well-bred equanimity.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xvii. 189 Doubtless the suave secretary had his own ends to serve.

1898 J. A. Owen Story Hawaii iii. 55 Oahumi was quite captivated by the plausible, suave manners of the ingratiating southern chief.

in combination.1894 ‘M. O'Rell’ John Bull & Co. 30 These suave-looking people, far away in the Pacific Ocean.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suave
释义	suaveadj.adv. Brit. /swɑːv/, U.S. /swɑv/ Forms: Also 1500s suafe, swave, Scottish suaif, swaif. Etymology: < French suave (16th cent.), a ‘learned’ formation which took the place of the ‘popular’ Old French soef , suef (suaif ) < Latin suāvis sweet, agreeable < swādwis , < swād-* (see sweet adj.). 1. Pleasing or agreeable to the senses or the mind; sweet. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] winsomea900 sweetc900 likingeOE i-quemec950 lieflyOE winlyOE hereOE thankfulc1000 merryOE queemc1175 beina1200 willea1200 leesomec1200 savouryc1225 estea1250 i-wilc1275 winc1275 welcomea1300 doucea1350 well-pleasingc1350 acceptablea1382 pleasablea1382 pleasanta1382 pleaseda1382 acceptedc1384 amiablec1384 well-likinga1387 queemfulc1390 flattering1393 pleasinga1398 well-queeminga1400 comelyc1400 farrandc1400 greable1401 goodlyc1405 amicable?a1425 placablec1429 amene1433 winful1438 listyc1440 dulcet1445 agreeablec1450 favourousc1485 sweetly?a1500 pleasureful?c1502 dulcea1513 grate1523 prettya1529 plausible1541 jolly1549 dulcoratec1550 toothsome1551 pleasurable1557 tickling1558 suavec1560 amenous1567 odoriferous?1575 perfumed1580 glada1586 tickle1593 pleasurous1595 favoursome1601 dulcean1606 gratifying1611 Hyblaean1614 gratulatea1616 arrident1616 solacefula1618 pleasantable1619 placid1628 contentsome1632 sapid1640 canny1643 gustful1647 peramene1657 pergrateful1657 tastefula1659 complacent1660 placentiousa1661 gratifactorya1665 bland1667 suavious1669 palatable1683 placent1683 complaisant1710 nice1747 tasty1796 sweetsome1799 titbit1820 connate1836 cunning1843 mooi1850 gemütlich1852 sympathique1859 congenial1878 sympathetic1900 sipid1908 onkus1910 sympathisch1911 c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) vii. 29 Adew þe fragrant balme suaif, And lamp of ladeis lustiest! 1598 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Plutarch De Curiositate in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) ix. 3 The suafes thing that Silence dothe Expres. 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 5th Bk. Wks. Epist. Lymosin 251 These Times..alterate the suavest Pulchritude. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley III. iii. 66 To whom the husky oat-cake was from custom suave as manna. 1859 D. M. Mulock Life for a Life xvii To break the suave harmony of things. 1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents iii. 99 The suaver white hoods of snow summits. †2. Gracious, kindly. Also adv. Scottish. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious holdc893 winsomec900 goodlyOE esteOE menskful?c1225 courteousc1290 besekandlika1300 buxom1362 graciousa1375 queemfulc1390 nighsomea1400 gainlyc1400 favourablec1503 handsome1528 suave?1553 boona1612 benedictive1660 sneerless1884 ?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) iii. l. 1303 in Shorter Poems (1967) 84 Thir musis, gudly and suaue. c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) i. 214 Resaif swaif, and haif ingraif it heir. c1560 A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) xxxvi. 73 Sweit Lord, to Syon be suave. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 19 The nine Musis sweit and swaue. 3. Of persons, their manner: Blandly polite or urbane; soothingly agreeable. (Cf. suavity n. 4.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [adjective] > agreeable in manner > bland or suave bland1661 silky1826 suave1831 urbane1873 unguent1931 1831 F. Reynolds Playwright's Adventures iv. 63 St Alm was anything but suave. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xiv. 257 He..showed a solid enough mass of intellectual organs; but an abrupt deficiency where the suave sign of benevolence should have risen. 1853 C. Brontë Villette II. xxi. 110 The rare passion of the constitutionally suave and serene, is not a pleasant spectacle. 1853 E. Bulwer-Lytton My Novel I. iii. xxvi. 255 A slight disturbance of his ordinary suave and well-bred equanimity. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola III. xvii. 189 Doubtless the suave secretary had his own ends to serve. 1898 J. A. Owen Story Hawaii iii. 55 Oahumi was quite captivated by the plausible, suave manners of the ingratiating southern chief. in combination.1894 ‘M. O'Rell’ John Bull & Co. 30 These suave-looking people, far away in the Pacific Ocean. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.?1553
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