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urbane

polished and elegant in manner or style; suave; cosmopolitan: He has a sophisticated, urbane way about him. [Urban and urbane once meant the same thing: belonging to a city. Both words are derived from the Latin urbanis. Later, urbane developed the more specialized sense of refined, polite, and elegant, which were considered to be characteristics of those who lived in cities rather than those living in the country.]

Not to be confused with:

urban – relating to a city; characteristic of city life: There are many benefits to urban living.

ur·bane

(ûr-bān′)

adj. ur·ban·er, ur·ban·est

Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.

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

ur·bane′ly adv.

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urbane

(ɜːˈbeɪn)

adj

characterized by elegance or sophistication

[C16: from Latin urbānus belonging to the town; see urban]

urˈbanely adv

urˈbaneness n

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ur•bane

(ɜrˈbeɪn)

adj.

having polish and suavity in manner or style; sophisticated.

[1525–35; (< Middle French urbain) < Latin urbānus (see urban)]

ur•bane′ly, adv.

ur•bane′ness, n.

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

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

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urbane

adjective

1. Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner:

bland, smooth, suave.

2. Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education:

civilized, cultivated, cultured, educated, polished, refined, well-bred.

Translations

cortese

urbane

[ɜːˈbeɪn] ADJ → urbano, cortés

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urbane

[ɜː^rˈbeɪn] adj → courtois(e)

urbane

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

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urbane

[ɜːˈbeɪn] adj → urbano/a, civile

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