All 6 Uses of
suave
in
Gone with the Wind
- But there was a difference, for beneath Rhett's seeming lightness there was something malicious, almost sinister in its suave brutality.†
Chpt 2.12 *suave = sophisticated and charming
- There was a suave, almost teasing note in his voice and she took heart.†
Chpt 4.34
- He looked as if he were enjoying himself and when he spoke there was suave brutality in his voice.†
Chpt 4.34
- Contemplating the suave indifference with which he generally treated her, Scarlett frequently wondered, but with no real curiosity, why he had married her.†
Chpt 5.50
- Even in anger, he was suave and satirical, and whisky usually served to intensify these qualities.†
Chpt 5.54
- Melanie had never seen a man cry and of all men, Rhett, so suave, so mocking, so eternally sure of himself.†
Chpt 5.56
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.