suave

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. urbane, bland, courteous, gracious; oily, smooth, ingratiating. See courtesy, fashion. Ant., unsophisticated, awkward.

II

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. sophisticated, agreeable, urbane, diplomatic, politic, worldly, polite, bland, smooth; see also cultured , pleasant 1 .

Syn.- suave suggests the smoothly gracious social manner of one who deals with people easily and tactfully [ a suave sophisticate ] ; urbane suggests the social poise of one who is highly cultivated and has had much worldly experience [ an urbane cosmopolite ] ; diplomatic implies adroitness and tactfulness in dealing with people and handling delicate situations, sometimes in such a way as to gain one's own ends [ a diplomatic answer that avoided offending either party ] ; politic also expresses this idea, often stressing the expediency or opportunism of a particular policy pursued [ a politic move ] ; bland is the least complex of these terms, simply implying a gentle or ingratiating pleasantness and a lack of irritating factors [ a bland disposition ]

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a.

[SWAHV]

smooth in social interactions, gracious, tactful and diplomatic.

He made everyone feel at ease; he was very suave.

SYN.: smooth, polished, refined, gracious, urbane, tactful, diplomatic, charming, cultured, worldly, polite, courtly, ingratiating.

ANT.: coarse, unrefined, rude, clumsy, impolite

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner: bland, smooth, urbane. See STYLE.