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- [sit-i-fahyd]
- /ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪd/
- /sˈɪtɪfˌaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sit-i-fahyd]
- /ˈsɪt ɪˌfaɪd/
Definitions of citified word
- adjective citified having the customs, manners, or dress of city people 3
- adjective citified having the manners, dress, etc. attributed to city people 3
- adjective citified made into a city. 1
- adjective citified having city habits, fashions, etc. 1
- verb with object citified to make into a city; urbanize. 1
- verb with object citified to cause to conform to city habits, fashions, etc. 1
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Origin of citified
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30; city + -fy + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Citified
noun
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citified popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
citified usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for citified
adjective citified
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
- slick — smooth and glossy; sleek.
- suave — (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- urbane — having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
Antonyms for citified
adjective citified
- countrified — You use countrified to describe something that seems or looks like something in the country, rather than in a town.
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