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Sojourn vs Suave - What's the difference?

sojourn | suave |

As nouns the difference between sojourn and suave

is that sojourn is a short stay somewhere while suave is sweet talk.

As a verb sojourn

is to reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

As an adjective suave is

charming, confident and elegant.

sojourn

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short stay somewhere.
  • * 2006 , Joseph Price Remington, Paul Beringer, Remington: The Science And Practice Of Pharmacy (page 1168)
    • The use of vasoconstrictors to increase the sojourn of local anesthetics at the site of infiltration continues
  • A temporary residence.
    • Though long detained / In that obscure sojourn . — Milton.

    Verb

  • To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.
  • * Bible, Genesis xii. 30
    • Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there.
  • * Hayward
    • The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there sojourned three days.

    Conjugation

    * The archaic third-person singular present active indicative form sojourneth is also attested.

    Related terms

    * sojourner

    References

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    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.

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