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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024so•phis•ti•cat•ed /səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - worldly-wise; showing knowledge of the world:sophisticated travelers.
- appealing to cultured tastes:sophisticated music.
- complex;
intricate:a sophisticated electronic control system. so•phis•ti•ca•tionc /səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]The sophistication of the child's drawing amazed everyone.See -soph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024so•phis•ti•cat•ed (sə fis′ti kā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise;
not naive:a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist. - pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates:sophisticated music.
- deceptive;
misleading. - complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like:a sophisticated electronic control system.
- of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.:Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now.
Also, sophisticate. - Medieval Latin sophisticāt(us) sophisticate + -ed2
- 1595–1605
so•phis′ti•cat′ed•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged worldly, cosmopolitan, experienced, cultivated.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged naive.
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