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Dictionary: ur·bane   (ûr-bān') pronunciation
 
adj., -ban·er, -ban·est.

Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.

[Latin urbānus, of a city. See urban.]

urbanely ur·bane'ly adv.
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Word Overheard: urbane
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From a farewell tribute by The New York Times to a veteran TV newsman:

"Peter Jennings, a high school dropout from Canada who transformed himself into one of the most urbane, well-traveled and recognizable journalists on American television, died yesterday at home."

Link: Peter Jennings, ABC News Anchor, Dies at 67

Posted August 9, 2005.

 
Thesaurus: urbane
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adjective

  1. Effortlessly gracious and tactful in social manner: bland, smooth, suave. See style/good style/bad style.
  2. Characterized by discriminating taste and broad knowledge as a result of development or education: civilized, cultivated, cultured, educated, polished, refined, well-bred. See culture/nature.

 
Antonyms: urbane
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adj

Definition: civilized
Antonyms: uncivilized, uncouth, unsophisticated


 
Wikipedia: Urbane
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Urbane mentioned in the Bible:

  • Romans 16:9
    • Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.


  • Also means polite, elegant, and sophisticated in manner [Latin urbanus of the town]

 
Translations: Urbane
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - beleven, urban, dannet, høflig

Nederlands (Dutch)
beschaafd, elegant

Français (French)
adj. - plein de savoir-faire, raffiné (un style)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - weltmännisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αβρός, πολιτισμένος, ραφιναρισμένος, με τρόπους

Italiano (Italian)
cortese

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - urbano, cortês

Русский (Russian)
с изысканными манерами

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cortés, urbano

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - belevad, världsvan, artig, urban

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
彬彬有礼的, 文雅的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 彬彬有禮的, 文雅的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 도시풍의, 세련된, 점잖은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 都会風の, 上品な, 洗練された, 丁重な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤدب, اديب, انيق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אדיב, מנומס, אלגנטי, מעודן‬


 
 
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