suavity
Effortless social grace
Suavity is smooth, polished charm in manner or speech—the quality of being suave.
It suggests social grace that comes easily, perhaps too easily: His suavity made her suspicious.
The word can imply genuine refinement or a slick superficiality that masks ulterior motives.
Attractive, tempting quality
- magnetismForce between poles
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- appealFormal review request
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
fascination · captivation · sophistication · polish · smoothness · debonair · urbanity · finesse
Charmingly persuasive in speech
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- flatteryExcessive insincere praise
cajolery · coaxing · blandishment · glib · ingratiating · winning · disarming · slickness
Respectful, considerate behavior
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- tactSensitivity in speech
diplomacy · cordiality · affability · geniality · courteousness · decorum · propriety · etiquette
allure
Attractive, tempting quality
enchantment · fascination · captivation · sophistication · polish · smoothness · debonair · urbanity · finesse · savoir-faire
smooth-talking
Charmingly persuasive in speech
- silver-tonguedPersuasively articulate speaker
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
flattery · cajolery · coaxing · blandishment · glib · ingratiating · winning · disarming · slickness · oiliness
courtesy
Respectful, considerate behavior
- politenessCourteous, respectful conduct
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
tact · diplomacy · cordiality · affability · geniality · courteousness · decorum · propriety · etiquette · gentility
- phrenologycraniology, acquisitiveness, adhesiveness, benevolence, cautiousness
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- refinementrefinement, elegance, sophistication, polish, taste
- stylestyle, stylish, chic, elegant, stylishness
- allureattraction, attract, magnetism, charisma, attractiveness
suavitycoarseness
Rough or vulgar quality
crudeness · gaucheness · boorishness · roughness · uncouthness
suavityrudeness
Disrespectful social behavior
incivility · impoliteness · discourtesy · disrespect · brusqueness
suavitynervousness
State of anxious unease
agitation · discomposure · self-consciousness · unease · edginess