Urbane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɜːbeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɜːbeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɜːbeɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɜːbeɪn/.

Examples

his polished manner
maintained an urbane tone in his letters

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

polished svelte refined

Parts of Speech

adjective

showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

“his polished manner”

Word Forms

urbanity

noun

polished courtesy; elegance of manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

urban

Sie zeigen ein hohes Maß an Raffinesse und die Sicherheit, die sich aus umfassender sozialer Erfahrung ergibt

🇫🇷French

urbain

faisant preuve d'un haut degré de raffinement et de l'assurance qui vient d'une vaste expérience sociale

🇪🇸Spanish

urbano

mostrando un alto grado de refinamiento y la seguridad que proviene de una amplia experiencia social

🇮🇹Italian

urbano

mostrando un alto grado di raffinatezza e la sicurezza che deriva da un'ampia esperienza sociale

🇳🇱Dutch

stedelijk

blijk geven van een hoge mate van verfijning en de zekerheid die voortkomt uit brede sociale ervaring

🇵🇹Portuguese

urbano

mostrando um alto grau de refinamento e a segurança que vem de uma ampla experiência social

🇷🇺Russian

вежливый

демонстрируя высокую степень утонченности и уверенность, основанную на богатом социальном опыте.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिष्ट

उच्च स्तर का परिष्कार और वह आश्वासन दर्शाता है जो व्यापक सामाजिक अनुभव से आता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শহুরে

বিস্তৃত সামাজিক অভিজ্ঞতা থেকে আসা উচ্চ মাত্রার পরিমার্জন এবং নিশ্চয়তা দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

நகர்ப்புற

உயர்ந்த அளவிலான சுத்திகரிப்பு மற்றும் பரந்த சமூக அனுபவத்திலிருந்து வரும் உறுதியைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టణమైన

అధిక స్థాయి శుద్ధీకరణ మరియు విస్తృత సామాజిక అనుభవం నుండి వచ్చిన హామీని చూపుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

शहरी

उच्च प्रमाणात परिष्करण आणि व्यापक सामाजिक अनुभवातून येणारे आश्वासन दर्शविते

🇮🇳Gujarati

શહેરી

ઉચ્ચ સ્તરના સંસ્કારિતા અને ખાતરી દર્શાવે છે જે વ્યાપક સામાજિક અનુભવમાંથી આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಗರವಾಸಿ

ಉನ್ನತ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಣೆ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಅನುಭವದಿಂದ ಬರುವ ಭರವಸೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാഗരികമായ

ഉയർന്ന അളവിലുള്ള പരിഷ്കരണവും വിശാലമായ സാമൂഹിക അനുഭവത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഉറപ്പും കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ

ਉੱਚ ਪੱਧਰੀ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਦਿਖਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਵਿਆਪਕ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਤਜ਼ਰਬੇ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شہری

اعلی درجے کی تطہیر اور یقین دہانی جو وسیع سماجی تجربے سے حاصل ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

彬彬有礼

展现出高度的精致和来自广泛社会经验的保证

🇯🇵Japanese

都会的な

高度な洗練と幅広い社会経験から得られる自信を示す

🇰🇷Korean

도시적인

폭넓은 사회적 경험에서 우러나오는 높은 세련미와 확신을 보여줍니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người thành thị

thể hiện mức độ tinh tế cao và sự đảm bảo đến từ kinh nghiệm xã hội rộng lớn

🇹🇭Thai

ในเมือง

แสดงให้เห็นถึงความประณีตในระดับสูงและความมั่นใจที่มาจากประสบการณ์ทางสังคมที่กว้างขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbudi bahasa

menunjukkan tingkat kehalusan yang tinggi dan kepastian yang berasal dari pengalaman sosial yang luas

🇲🇾Malay

bandar

menunjukkan tahap penghalusan yang tinggi dan jaminan yang datang dari pengalaman sosial yang luas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤدب

إظهار درجة عالية من الصقل والضمان الذي يأتي من تجربة اجتماعية واسعة

🇮🇷Persian

شهری

نشان دادن درجه بالایی از پالایش و اطمینان حاصل از تجربه گسترده اجتماعی

🇹🇷Turkish

kibar

Yüksek düzeyde bir incelik ve geniş sosyal deneyimden gelen güvenceyi gösteren

🇮🇱Hebrew

עירוני

מראה רמה גבוהה של עידון ואת הבטחון הנובע מניסיון חברתי רחב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'urbane'?

The primary meaning of 'urbane' is 'showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'urbane' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'urbane' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'urbane' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'urbane' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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