All 3 Uses of
suave
in
Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis
- She was for the first time invited up-stairs, and found the suave old woman sewing in a white and mahogany room with a small bed.†
Chpt 24 *suave = sophisticated and charming
- She had been attracted only by hands that were fine and suave, like those of her father.†
Chpt 29
- They who had not been entirely afraid (but merely careful and sneaky), all the barber-shop roues and millinery-parlor mondaines, how archly they were giggling (this second—she could hear them at it); with what self-commendation they were cackling their suavest wit: "You can't tell ME she ain't a gay bird; I'm wise!"†
Chpt 32
Definition:
having a sophisticated charm
When said of a person, suave is not always complimentary. It is often said of a man who is not sincere. However, at it's most basic level it would imply that someone knows the proper or polite way to act, is confident, and effortlessly acts in a proper and gracious manner.