English > urbane: 1 sense > adjective 1| Meaning | showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience. |
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| Example | "maintained an urbane tone in his letters" |
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| Synonyms | polished, refined |
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| Broader | sophisticated | Having or appealing to those having worldly / worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire |
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| Spanish | cortés, cultivado, culto, distinguido, refinado |
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| Catalan | cortès, culte, cultivat, distingit, il·lustrat, refinat |
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| Nouns | urbanity | polished courtesy |
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| Adverbs | urbanely | in an urbane manner |
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