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urbane

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ur·bane  (ûr-bn)
adj. ur·ban·er, ur·ban·est
Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.

[Latin urbnus, of a city; see urban.]

ur·banely adv.

urbane
Adjective
polite, elegant, and sophisticated in manner [Latin urbanus of the town]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.urbaneurbane - showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; "his polished manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
sophisticated - having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book"

urbane
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urbane [əːˈbeɪn] adjcortés, urbano
urbane [əːˈbeɪn] adjurbain(e)courtois(e)
urbane [əːˈbeɪn] adjweltgewandt
urbane [əːˈbeɪn] adjcivile, urbano/a, educato/a

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In those days conversation was still cultivated as an art; a neat repartee was more highly valued than the crackling of thorns under a pot; and the epigram, not yet a mechanical appliance by which the dull may achieve a semblance of wit, gave sprightliness to the small talk of the urbane.
Goodwin had lately moved to North Edgewood and had never before met the urbane and persuasive Mr.
The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvellous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account can a monied man enter heaven.
 
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