ADJECTIVE | all | urbane, polished, refined | showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience |
---|
Sounds | erbey'n | |
---|---|---|
Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... |
Meaning | showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. | |
---|---|---|
Example | "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" | |
Synonyms | polished, refined | |
Broader | sophisticated | Having or appealing to those having worldly / worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire |
Spanish | cortés, cultivado, culto, distinguido, refinado | |
Catalan | cortès, culte, cultivat, distingit, il·lustrat, refinat | |
Nouns | urbanity | polished courtesy |
Adverbs | urbanely | in an urbane manner |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact