urbane

ur·bane  (ûr-bn)

adj. ur·ban·er, ur·ban·est

Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.

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

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ur·banely adv.

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urbane [ɜːˈbeɪn]

adj

characterized by elegance or sophistication

[from Latin urbānus belonging to the town; see urban]

urbanely  adv

urbaneness  n

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urban, urbane - Urban refers to a city; urbane means polished and smooth, as in a person's demeanor.

See also related terms for polished.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

urbane - 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" svelte, polished, refined 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"

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urbane

adjective sophisticated, cultured, polished, civil, mannerly, smooth, elegant, refined, cultivated, cosmopolitan, civilized, courteous, suave, well-bred, debonair, well-mannered In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
rude, gauche, boorish, uncouth, impolite, uncivilized, discourteous, clownish, uncultured

Translations

urbane [ɜːˈbeɪn] ADJ → urbano, cortés

urbane [ɜː^rˈbeɪn] adj → courtois(e)

urbane

adj person, manner → weltmännisch, gewandt, urban (geh); (= civil) → höflich; manner, words → verbindlich

urbane [ɜːˈbeɪn] adj → urbano/a, civile