Urbane
[ɜː'beɪn] or [ɝ'ben]
Definition
(a.) Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.
Checker: Mimi
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Polite, civil, courteous, complaisant, refined, polished, gentlemanly, ladylike, well-bred, well-mannered, well-behaved.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Affable, courteous, refined, polite
ANT:Boorish, discourteous, fined, coarse
Checker: Virgil
Examples
- An urbane civilization produced it, leisure has given it spaciousness, ease has made it generous. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Checker: Virgil