1. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication (Freq. 1) - he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage - the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error • Syn: politic, smooth, bland • Similar to: diplomatic, diplomatical • Derivationally related forms: blandness (for: bland), suaveness, suavity, smoothness (for: smooth) 2. having a sophisticated charm (Freq. 1) - a debonair gentleman • Syn: debonair, debonaire, debonnaire • Similar to: refined • Derivationally related forms: suaveness
