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Yes. The word suave is a Scrabble US word. The word suave is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1U1A1V4E1

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Yes. The word suave is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1U1A1V4E1

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5-letter words (2 found)

SUAVE,UVEAS,

4-letter words (9 found)

AVES,EAUS,SAVE,UVAE,UVAS,UVEA,VAES,VASE,VAUS,

3-letter words (15 found)

AUE,AVE,EAS,EAU,SAE,SAU,SAV,SEA,SEV,SUE,USE,UVA,VAE,VAS,VAU,

2-letter words (5 found)

AE,AS,EA,ES,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 32 words from suave according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of suave

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Definitions and meaning of suave

suave

Etymology

From Middle English suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”); doublet of sweet.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /swɑːv/
  • (US) IPA(key): /swɑv/, /sweɪv/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːv, -eɪv

Adjective

suave (comparative suaver, superlative suavest)

  1. Charming, confident and elegant.

Derived terms

  • outsuave
  • suavely
  • suaveness

Translations

Noun

suave (plural suaves)

  1. Sweet talk.

Translations

References

  • Paternoster, Lewis M. and Frager-Stone, Ruth. Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth. Second Edition. Amsco School Publications: USA. 1998.

Anagrams

  • Sauve, Vause, uveas

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French suave, borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”), replacing the inherited form souef (in use until the 17th century), from Old French soef, suef (“sweet, mild, agreeable, tranquil, peaceful”), descendants of which live on in other Oïl languages.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɥav/

Adjective

suave (plural suaves)

  1. (especially of persons and their speech) smooth and graceful, polite, polished, suave

References

  • Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “suavis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 12: Sk–š, page 325
  • “suave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suˈa.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ave
  • Hyphenation: su‧à‧ve

Adjective

suave (plural suavi)

  1. (literary, archaic) Alternative form of soave

Derived terms

  • suavità

Further reading

  • suave in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Latin

Etymology 1

Adverbial use of the neuter singular adjective.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsu̯aː.u̯e/, [ˈs̠u̯äːu̯ɛ]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈaː.u̯e/, [s̠uˈäːu̯ɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /suˈa.ve/, [suˈäːve]
  • Note: the v is found scanned as either a vowel or a consonant, with Romance descendants typically reflecting the former.

Adverb

suāve (not comparable)

  1. sweetly, becomingly, pleasantly
    Synonym: suāviter

Etymology 2

Adjective

suāve

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of suāvis

References

  • “suave”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “suave”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ
  • Hyphenation: su‧a‧ve

Adjective

suave m or f (plural suaves)

  1. soft, smooth
    Synonyms: macio, liso
  2. gentle, mild
  3. (Brazil, colloquial) fine, okay

Derived terms

  • suavizar

Related terms

  • suavidade
  • suavizante

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswabe/ [ˈswa.β̞e]
  • Rhymes: -abe
  • Syllabification: sua‧ve

Adjective

suave m or f (masculine and feminine plural suaves)

  1. smooth, soft, fluffy
    Antonym: áspero
    piel suave ― soft (or smooth) skin
    textura suave ― soft (or smooth) texture
  2. soft, gentle, light, mild (e.g. mild flavor, a mild winter)
    aterrizaje suave ― soft landing
    viento suave ― gentle wind
    un toque suave ― a gentle (or soft or light) touch
  3. suave (charming, confident and elegant)
    Synonyms: terso, blando, liso
    Antonyms: áspero, duro
  4. cool, acceptable, easy

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • “suave”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org