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- [suh-fis-ti-key-shuh n]
- /səˌfɪs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
- /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suh-fis-ti-key-shuh n]
- /səˌfɪs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən/
Definitions of sophistication word
- noun sophistication sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.: the sophistication of the wealthy. 1
- noun sophistication change from the natural character or simplicity, or the resulting condition. 1
- noun sophistication complexity, as in design or organization. 1
- noun sophistication impairment or debasement, as of purity or genuineness. 1
- noun sophistication the use of sophistry; a sophism, quibble, or fallacious argument. 1
- noun sophistication complexity, elaborateness 1
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Origin of sophistication
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin sophisticātiōn- (stem of sophisticātiō), equivalent to sophisticāt(us) (see sophisticate) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Sophistication
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sophistication popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sophistication
noun sophistication
- big stick — force or the threat of using force
- bodhi — enlightenment
- cosmopolitanism — free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- gentility — good breeding or refinement.
Antonyms for sophistication
noun sophistication
- awkwardness — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
- callousness — made hard; hardened.
- coarseness — composed of relatively large parts or particles: The beach had rough, coarse sand.
- crudeness — in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural: crude sugar.
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