SUAVENESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does suaveness mean? 

• SUAVENESS (noun)
  The noun SUAVENESS has 1 sense:

1. the quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner

  Familiarity information: SUAVENESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUAVENESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of being bland and gracious or ingratiating in manner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

blandness; smoothness; suaveness; suavity

Hypernyms ("suaveness" is a kind of...):

graciousness (excellence of manners or social conduct)

Derivation:

suave (smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication)

suave (having a sophisticated charm)

 Context examples 

“Well, Cooky?” he began, with a suaveness that was cold and of the temper of steel.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)