HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
← Back to search

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
    adj person, manner

Equivalents

العربية مؤدب
Български вежлив изтънчен
Ελληνικά Κόσμιος
Español cortes urbano
Suomi hienostunut
Français urbain
Italiano urbane urbane
Latina urbānus
Svenska artig belevad Urban världsvan

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See all B1 English words →

See also

Learn this word in context

See urbane used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free