urbane
having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
reflecting elegance, sophistication, etc., especially in expression: He maintained an urbane tone in his letters.
Origin of urbane
1Other words for urbane
Other words from urbane
- ur·bane·ly, adverb
- ur·bane·ness, noun
- un·ur·bane, adjective
- un·ur·bane·ly, adverb
Words that may be confused with urbane
- urban, urbane
Words Nearby urbane
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How to use urbane in a sentence
Yet two Wounaan weavers, Miria Chirimia and Elsa Chocho, craft sleek baskets whose two-toned patterns appear positively urbane.
In the galleries: Artists pair up to create a third identity, or when 1+1 equals one. | Mark Jenkins | November 19, 2021 | Washington PostThe show’s most urban, if not urbane, artworks are Pam Frederick’s “It’s in the Cards” collages, constructed from photographs of fortuneteller shops in Washington and New Orleans.
In the galleries: Exploring how body language is a visual form of communication | Mark Jenkins | June 11, 2021 | Washington PostSlight beer belly and a measured voice, intelligent and urbane.
Grant says that a modern-day Jackie Kennedy, worldly and urbane, would have embraced the influences of various cultures in today’s America.
At Jackie, food is a catalyst for conversation | Evan Caplan | September 24, 2020 | Washington BladeHe is, by all accounts, brilliant; a dashing, urbane go-getter who exudes charm.
This Scary-Smart New Minister of Economy Might Just Turn France Around | Tracy McNicoll | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And menswear designer Michael Bastian created a world of gentlemen farmers and urbane dandies.
Designing for the One Percent at New York Fashion Week | Robin Givhan | February 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe year 2011 was particularly tough for the usually gracious and urbane president.
Hamid Karzai Tells The Daily Beast That U.S. Night Raids Must End | Ron Moreau, Sami Yousafzai | January 7, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTHe's weird-looking, with a not very urbane, sentimental aesthetic; he's backed by a neighborhood bar band.
Must-Read Books by Will Hermes, Lydia Millet, and Stuart Nadler | Nicholas Mancusi, Drew Toal, John Reed | November 28, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was a light-hearted but serious and civilized man—urbane, to use an old-fashioned word.
Surely it is not urbane to throw on another the burden of saying that he likes not the smell or the inhaling of burning tobacco.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.His name and paper, has a respectable credit, even among the urbane denizens of Wall street.
I would sit on the Liberal benches and watch him, and listen to his urbane voice, fascinated by him.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsIn New York, then, you are met everywhere by a sort of urbane familiarity.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleyThe urbane storeman saved the situation by inquiring of the cook: "What will you have for lunch?"
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for urbane
/ (ɜːˈbeɪn) /
characterized by elegance or sophistication
Origin of urbane
1Derived forms of urbane
- urbanely, adverb
- urbaneness, noun
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