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urbane
[ur-beyn]
adjective
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities.
an urbane manner.
Synonyms: ,reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression.
He maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
urbane
/ ɜːˈɪ /
adjective
characterized by elegance or sophistication
Other Word Forms
- urbanely adverb
- urbaneness noun
- unurbane adjective
- unurbanely adverb
- ܰˈԱ adverb
- ܰˈԱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of urbane1
Example Sentences
Being seen at a café here is considered hip and urbane, and that has helped drive young customers through the doors.
An urbane technocrat from a well-heeled Jewish family, whose maternal grandparents fled the Holocaust, she cuts a very different figure to Amlo.
“Nowadays there are more urbane people living in the Piedmont. Nobody’s coming out of the hills doing any of those big, back-throated things.”
“He was brilliant and urbane, but always with a delightful sense of irony,” said Judy Woodruff, who later served as a “PBS NewsHour” anchor.
Many were and are intelligent, educated, urbane, successful and accomplished professionals.
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