sophisticated
[ suh-fis-ti-key-tid ]
/ səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd /
adjective
(of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates, or people who are educated, cultured, and worldly-wise: sophisticated music.
deceptive; misleading.
complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like: a sophisticated electronic control system.
of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.: Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now.
Also
sophisticate.
Origin of sophisticated
SYNONYMS FOR sophisticated
OTHER WORDS FROM sophisticated
Words nearby sophisticated
sophism,
sophist,
sophister,
sophistic,
sophisticate,
sophisticated,
sophistication,
sophistry,
sophists,
sophocles,
sophomore
Definition for sophisticated (2 of 2)
Origin of sophisticate
OTHER WORDS FROM sophisticate
out·so·phis·ti·cate, verb (used with object), out·so·phis·ti·cat·ed, out·so·phis·ti·cat·ing.Example sentences from the Web for sophisticated
British Dictionary definitions for sophisticated (1 of 2)
sophisticated
/ (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd) /
adjective
having refined or cultured tastes and habits
appealing to sophisticates
a sophisticated restaurant
unduly refined or cultured
pretentiously or superficially wise
(of machines, methods, etc) complex and refined
Derived forms of sophisticated
sophisticatedly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for sophisticated (2 of 2)
sophisticate
verb (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪt)
(tr)
to make (someone) less natural or innocent, as by education
to pervert or corrupt (an argument, etc) by sophistry
(tr)
to make more complex or refined
rare
to falsify (a text, etc) by alterations
noun (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪt, -kɪt)
a sophisticated person
Derived forms of sophisticate
sophistication, noun sophisticator, nounWord Origin for sophisticate
C14: from Medieval Latin
sophisticāre, from Latin
sophisticus sophistic