Meaning of suavitude | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Sweetness, pleasantness; suavity.
   uncountable
2. The quality of being charming, elegant and confident; suaveness.
   uncountable

Examples

“And than the good hermite knewe clerely that God had vertously sent her for the nourisshing and sustentation of the poore litle children that he had founden, wherof he thanked God greatly of his divine savitude.”

“And swa thairfor to count ȝow line be line, / was IESVS borne Goddis verray sone deuine: / Quhilk ransonit vs with his precious hart blude / And sa to bring my argument to fine, / I can not find in luif na time to tine, / Boc mixt with mirth, mercie, and manswetude, / Plenist with sport, and sueit suauitude, / Repleit with playis but pouertie or pine, / Vell of worschip, the port of pulchritude.”

“We cannot escape an impatient regret at the waste of so much unexceptionable suavitude of deportment and strength of counsel.”

“With his usual suavitude he would, therefore, give the City Improvements, and Mr. Farquhar.”

“After the death of the virgin it was noticed that the rings of these chains exhaled a fragrance of extraordinary suavitude.[…]Already she was savoring with anticipation the very sweet and sovereign torrent of divine suavitude.”

“Though not possessed of the sweetest voice, I was quick with my studies, of sound memory, and was able to cantare super librum [improvise] with more certainty than many others. What I lacked in suavitude, I compensated for with application. When my voice broke, it was clear that I could no longer sing any of the high notes and so I developed the ability to sing en fausset [falsetto].”

“Suavitude galore is served on volumes five and six, with plenty o’ Memphis-carved grits by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Lady Aretha, Sam and Dave, Percy Sledge, and Joe Tex.”

“Look Funnie, girls like Beebe want to be blown away by wealth and suavitude!”

“Sharp suits, granite jaw and that unbelievable pile of jet-black hair — [Steve] McGarrett seemed the last bastion of true suavitude in a world of disheveled Columbos, obese Cannons and arthritic Barnaby Joneses.”

“Suavitude boost is a side-effect of handkerchief / If I seem a bit more suave and debonair these days, folks, if I have that certain aura of Cary Grant or David Niven about me, there’s a good reason.”

“It’s impossible to move a shallow, triangular martini glass quickly in any direction without sloshing wildly, revealing your pathetic lack of suavitude to all.”

“With Reservoir Dogs–like skinny-tie suavitude and fleet fingers on his editing gear, the SF mix-maestro mashes up songs and sights with the smarts of a pop-cultie compulsive.”

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