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Suaveness vs Suavity - What's the difference?

suaveness | suavity |

As nouns the difference between suaveness and suavity

is that suaveness is the property of being suave while suavity is sweetness to the taste.

suaveness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The property of being suave.
  • suavity

    English

    Noun

    (suavities)
  • (obsolete) Sweetness to the taste.
  • The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind; agreeableness; softness; smoothness; pleasantness; gentleness; urbanity; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language, conversation, or address.
  • *1881 , :
  • [...] nothing, not even the crude curves of the railway, can utterly deform the suavity of contour of one bay after another along the whole reach of the Riviera.
    ..names full of legendary suavity and interest..

    See also

    * suaveness * blandness

    References

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