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sophistication definition

so·phis·ti·ca·tion (sə fis′tə kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. Now Rare the use of sophistry
    1. the act or process of sophisticating
    2. the state, quality, or character of being sophisticated

Etymology: ME sophisticacioun < ML sophisticatio

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sophistication Synonyms

sophistication

n.

savoir-faire, savoir-vivre, tact, poise, refinement, finesse, social grace; see also composure, elegance 1.


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sophistication Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • attack: Overall, the number and sophistication of these attacks is rising dramatically.

Converse of object

  • exude: The arts in Chicago exude sophistication, in Tennessee they don't.

Adjective modifier

  • technological: This massive conflict which has been forced upon us must be won by strength of will, rather than by technological sophistication.

Preposition: in

  • term: Here are three different uses of the computer, of increasing levels of sophistication in terms of the equipment required.
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sophistication quotes

Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle.

-Mailer, Norman Kingsley

It takes that je ne sais quoi which we call sophistication for a woman to be magnificent in a drawing-room when her faculties have departed but she herself has not yet gone home.

-Thurber,James Grover

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