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urbane

ur·bane

urbane

 
 
pronunciation:
uhr beIn
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: refined in manner; polished; elegant.
The writer did not possess urbane manners, and some of his intellectual peers at the gala thought him crude.
synonyms:
debonair, elegant, polished, refined, suave
antonyms:
uncouth
similar words:
courteous, couth, cultivated, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, smooth
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derivations: urbanely (adv.), urbaneness (n.)