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- [koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
- /ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tn/
- /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
- /ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tn/
Definitions of cosmopolitan word
- adjective cosmopolitan A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures. 3
- adjective cosmopolitan Someone who is cosmopolitan has had a lot of contact with people and things from many different countries and as a result is very open to different ideas and ways of doing things. 3
- noun cosmopolitan a person who has lived and travelled in many countries, esp one who is free of national prejudices 3
- adjective cosmopolitan having interest in or familiar with many parts of the world 3
- adjective cosmopolitan sophisticated or urbane 3
- adjective cosmopolitan composed of people or elements from all parts of the world or from many different spheres 3
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Origin of cosmopolitan
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; cosmopolite + -an
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Parts of speech for Cosmopolitan
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cosmopolitan popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cosmopolitan usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cosmopolitan
adj cosmopolitan
- worldly — of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.
- urbane — having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
- cultured — If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- sophisticated — sophisticated.
noun cosmopolitan
- woman about town — a socially active, sophisticated woman who frequents fashionable nightclubs, theaters, restaurants, etc.
- mondain — a man who moves in fashionable society
- urbanite — a resident of a city or urban community.
- mondaine — a woman who moves in fashionable society
- corinthian — of, characteristic of, or relating to Corinth
adjective cosmopolitan
- multicultural — of, relating to, or representing several different cultures or cultural elements: a multicultural society.
- multiethnic — involving or pertaining to two or more distinct ethnic groups.
- pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- diverse — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- international — between or among nations; involving two or more nations: international trade.
Antonyms for cosmopolitan
adj cosmopolitan
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- specific — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
- country — A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.
- rural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
- unrefined — not refined; not purified, as substances: unrefined metal.
adjective cosmopolitan
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
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