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urbane

ur·bane
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ur-beyn]
    • /ɜrˈbeɪn/
    • /ɜːˈbeɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ur-beyn]
    • /ɜrˈbeɪn/

Definitions of urbane word

  • adjective urbane having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner. 1
  • adjective urbane reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression: He maintained an urbane tone in his letters. 1
  • adjective urbane sophisticated, cosmopolitan 1
  • adjective urbane Someone who is urbane is polite and appears comfortable in social situations. 0
  • adjective urbane characterized by elegance or sophistication 0
  • adjective urbane polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined 0

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Origin of urbane

First appearance:

before 1525
One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; (< Middle French urbain) < Latin urbānus (see urban; for difference in stress and second syllable cf. human, humane)

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Parts of speech for Urbane

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

urbane popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".

urbane usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for urbane

adj urbane

  • adulatory — If someone makes an adulatory comment about someone, they praise them and show their admiration of them.
  • affable — Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
  • at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
  • been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
  • bland — If you describe someone or something as bland, you mean that they are rather dull and unexciting.

adjective urbane

  • citified — having the customs, manners, or dress of city people
  • civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
  • opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
  • worldly — of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.

Antonyms for urbane

adjective urbane

  • 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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