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Suave vs Sober - What's the difference?

suave | sober |

As adjectives the difference between suave and sober

is that suave is charming, confident and elegant while sober is not drunk; not intoxicated.

As a noun suave

is sweet talk.

As a verb sober is

(often with up ) to make or become sober.

suave

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Charming, confident and elegant.

    • Related terms

    * suavely

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Sweet talk.

    • References

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

    Anagrams

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    sober

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • not drunk; not intoxicated
  • not given to excessive drinking of alcohol
  • * Book of Common Prayer
    • a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name
  • moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled
  • * Dryden
    • No sober man would put himself into danger for the applause of escaping without breaking his neck.
  • * 2005 , .
    • Which is the finest and soberest state possible.
  • dull; not bright or colorful
  • * Milton
    • Twilight grey / Had in her sober livery all things clad.
  • subdued; solemn; grave
  • * Prior
    • What parts gay France from sober Spain?
  • * Alexander Pope
    • See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby.

    Synonyms

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    Antonyms

    * (not drunk) drunk

    Related terms

    * sobriety * sober as a judge

    See also

    * teetotaller

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (often with up ) To make or become sober.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, / And drinking largely sobers us again.
  • (often with up ) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
    • ''It took him hours to sober up .

    Anagrams

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