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Meaning of URBANE
Pronunciation:
ur'beyn
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[adj]
marked
by
wide
-
ranging
knowledge
and
appreciation
of
many
parts
of
the
world
arising
from
urban
life
and
wide
travel
; "
the
sophisticated
manners
of
a
true
cosmopolite
"; "
urbane
and
pliant
...
he
was
at
ease
even
in
the
drawing
rooms
of
Paris
"
[adj]
characterized
by
tact
and
propriety
[adj]
showing
a
high
degree
of
refinement
and
the
assurance
that
comes
from
wide
social
experience
; "
his
polished
manner
"; "
maintained
an
urbane
tone
in
his
letters
"
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Synonyms:
cosmopolitan
,
gracious
,
polished
,
refined
,
sophisticated
,
svelte
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Definition:
\
Ur
*
bane
"\,
a
. [
See
{
Urban
}.]
Courteous
in
manners
;
polite
;
refined
;
elegant
.
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