urbanity
/əːˈbanɪti
/noun [mass noun]
1Courteousness and refinement of manner: that polished urbanity of his...
- For all his urbanity and good manners, it wasn't a particularly impressive performance.
- There's another quote about him that I like that says he was known for ‘his wit and for the urbanity of his manners and his keen relish of social enjoyments’.
- It's not threatening urbanity, high culture and tolerance.
Synonyms
suaveness, sophistication, worldliness, elegance, cultivation, culture, civilization, breeding, smoothness, polish, refinement, poise, self-possession, dignity;
courtesy, politeness, civility, mannerliness, manners, gentlemanliness, gallantry, courtliness, graciousness, charm, affability, tact, diplomacy, soft skills
informal cool
humorous couth
2Urban life: a picture of banal urbanity...
- It is a style that is rooted in tradition and the exotic, yet reflects the dynamism of modern urbanity.
- Henen draws on her awareness of middle class urbanity in her work.
- That such cosmopolitan urbanity both exists in Croatia and mingles freely with the country's pastoral charm does not surprise Croatians; what surprises them is how slow the rest of the world has been to catch on.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from French urbanité or Latin urbanitas, from urbanus 'belonging to the city' (see urban).
Rhymes
- cytoarchitecturally
- cytoarchitecture
- cytoblast
- cytoblastema
- cytoblastemic
- cytocentrifuge
- cytochalasin
- cytochemical
- cytochemist
- cytochemistry
- cytochrome
- cytocidal
- cytocidally
- cytode
- cytodiagnosis
- cytodifferentiation
- cytogamont
- cytogamous
- cytogamy
- cytogenesis
- cytogenetic
- cytogenetical
- cytogenetically
- cytogeneticist
- cytogenetics