suavité

French

Etymology

From Middle French suavité, borrowed from Latin suāvitātem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɥa.vi.te/
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Noun

suavité m (plural suavités)

  1. suavity
    Synonyms: agrément, affabilité, affection, aménité, bénignité, courtoisie, douceur, gentillesse, mansuétude
    faire preuve de suavité.

References

Further reading

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suāvitātem.

Noun

suavité m (plural suavités)

  1. suavity

Descendants

  • French: suavité
  • → Middle English: suavite, suavitee, suavyte
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