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urbane Definition

ur·bane (ʉr bān)

adjective

polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined

Etymology: L urbanus: see urban

urbane Related Forms

ur·banely adverb ur·bane·ness noun

urbane Synonyms

urbane

modif.

suave, mannerly, courteous; see cultured, polite 1. See syn. study at suave.

urbane Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • authority: He was always well informed and brought an urbane authority to everything he did.
  • man: Here is an urbane, erudite man, more likely to throw karma around the dressing room than teacups.
  • style: Stephen Bold, with his slick, urbane style of bass guitar playing became an important piece of the jigsaw puzzle in February 2001.
  • self: Rafael Benítez was his usual urbane self afterward, declaring Sofia gave " the sensation of danger without creating clear-cut chances " .
  • city: There is certainly conflict between the exclusivity of the night-time economy of youth culture and the dream of the urbane 24-hour city.
  • wit: Under her design, however, Wire consolidates its growing aura of urbane wit, sophistication and cosmopolitan hybridity.

Modifying Another Word

so: Mitchel McLaughlin, usually so urbane and relaxed, is showing the strain, like his coarser colleague, Alex Maskey.

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