Antonyms for suavity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : swah-vi-tee, swav-i- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈswɑ vɪ ti, ˈswæv ɪ- |
Definition of suavity
Origin :- c.1400, "pleasantness, delightfulness; kindness, gentleness," from Latin suavitas, from suavis (see suave).
- noun polish
- Would you advise me to offer you shocks as a sort of vacation from suavity?
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- It is a wonder that your husband has any nerves or patience or suavity left.
- Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
- They find the modiste, who inspects her new customers and is all suavity.
- Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- By his suavity and impudence, he gained control of General Morris.
- Extract from : « Between the Lines » by Henry Bascom Smith
- The suavity of this pronouncement enfolded all as with a blessing.
- Extract from : « The Island Pharisees » by John Galsworthy
- Smiles and suavity were then dispensed all around by this bright little bird.
- Extract from : « Under the Greenwood Tree » by Thomas Hardy
- He's got a surface flow of suavity, but he's rough as a hoof-rasp underneath.
- Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
- On the contrary, it was distinguished by the candor and the suavity of its tone.
- Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 » by Various
- "You are excited," he remarked, with a suavity that nearly drove me mad.
- Extract from : « The Old Stone House and Other Stories » by Anna Katharine Green
- Confusion was but food for his smiles, importunity but increased his suavity.
- Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill
Synonyms for suavity
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