Latin

Noun

suāvitās f ‎(genitive suāvitātis); third declension

1. (appealing the senes) sweetness (of taste); melodiousness, tunefulness (of sound); attractiveness (of appearance)
2. (appealing to the mind or feelings) pleasantness, agreeableness, charm, attractiveness, sweetness

Inflection

Third declension.

Synonyms

• (agreeableness, charm): amoenitās, dulcēdō, dulcitūdō, iūcunditās, lepor
• (sweetness of taste): dulcēdō, dulcitās, dulcitūdō, dulcor, mel, mellinia

Antonyms

• (sweetness): acerbitās, amāritās, amāritūdō, austēritās

Related terms

• suāvis

Descendants

• English: suavity
• Italian: soavità
• Spanish: suavidad

References

• suavitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• suavitas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “suavitas”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the charms of spring: suavitas verni temporis