un-urbane
adjective
1.
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
2.
reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression: He maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
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| —adj | |
| characterized by elegance or sophistication | |
| [C16: from Latin urbānus belonging to the town; see | |
| ur'banely | |
| —adv | |
| ur'baneness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
urbane
1530s, "of or relating to cities or towns," from M.Fr. urbain (14c.), from L. urbanus "belonging to a city," also "citified, elegant" (see urban). The meaning "having the manners of townspeople, courteous, refined" is first attested 1620s. Urbanity in this sense is recorded
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