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Meaning of urbane | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave
  2. Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
  3. Of an act, expression, etc.: suited to a person of refined manners; elegant, sophisticated
  4. having polish and suavity in manner or style; sophisticated.
  5. Obsolete spelling of urban (“of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a city or town, or life in such a place; living in a city or town; having authority or jurisdiction over a city or town”)
  6. characterized by elegance or sophistication
  7. Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner:bland, smooth, suave.
  8. Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education:civilized, cultivated, cultured, educated, polished, refined, well-bred.
  9. adj person, manner → weltmännisch, gewandt, urban (geh); (= civil) → höflich; manner, words → verbindlich

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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