urbane
[ ur-beyn ]
/ ɜrˈbeɪn /
adjective
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression: He maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
Origin of urbane
SYNONYMS FOR urbane
OTHER WORDS FROM urbane
ur·bane·ly, adverb ur·bane·ness, noun un·ur·bane, adjective un·ur·bane·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH urbane
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Example sentences from the Web for urbaneness
And this has perhaps given to the eighteenth century an urbaneness from which its predecessor was largely free.
Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham |Harold J. Laski
British Dictionary definitions for urbaneness
urbane
/ (ɜːˈbeɪn) /
adjective
characterized by elegance or sophistication
Derived forms of urbane
urbanely, adverb urbaneness, nounWord Origin for urbane
C16: from Latin
urbānus belonging to the town; see
urban