Suave vs. Debonair — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Suave and Debonair
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Suave
Suave is a brand name based in Chicago, Illinois, used by the Unilever company in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Canada. Targeting discount stores, the brand represents more than 100 products including shampoo, lotions, soaps and deodorant.
Debonair
(of a man) confident, stylish, and charming
All the men looked debonair and handsome in white tie and tails
Suave
Courteous and elegant; gracious and sophisticated.
Debonair
Sophisticated; urbane.
Suave
Charming, confident and elegant.
A man with a suave demeanor
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Debonair
Gracious and charming in a cheerful, carefree way.
Suave
Sweet talk.
Debonair
(obsolete) Gracious, courteous.
Suave
Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner; bland.
Debonair
Suave, urbane and sophisticated.
Suave
Having a sophisticated charm;
A debonair gentleman
Debonair
(especially of men) Charming, confident, and carefully dressed.
Suave
Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;
He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
The hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject
The manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
Affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability
Debonair
(obsolete) Debonaire behaviour; graciousness.
Debonair
Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.
Was never prince so meek and debonair.
Debonair
Having a sophisticated charm;
A debonair gentleman
Debonair
Having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air;
Looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit
Life that is gay, brisk, and debonair
Walked with a jaunty step
A jaunty optimist
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