The French are known, among other things, for their chic urbanity.
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Urbanity
//ɝˈbæn.ə.ti//
Synonyms for "urbanity" (34 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (10)
Related words (17)
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Translations
29 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- изисканост noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- изтънченост noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Catalan
1 entries- urbanitat noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Czech
2 entries- městský charakter noun (what is characteristically urban)
- zdvořilost noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Dutch
1 entries- steedsheid noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Finnish
4 entries- hienostuneisuus noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- kaupunkilaisuus noun (what is characteristically urban)
- kohteliaisuus noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- sulavuus noun (polished and courteous behavior)
French
3 entries- civilité noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- urbanité noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- urbanité noun (what is characteristically urban)
Italian
1 entries- civiltà noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Latin
1 entries- urbānitās noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- نازكلك noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Polish
2 entries- miejskość noun (what is characteristically urban)
- uprzejmość noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Portuguese
1 entries- urbanidade noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Romanian
4 entries- bună-cuviință noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- decență noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- urbanism noun (what is characteristically urban)
- urbanitate noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- suairceas noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Spanish
4 entries- corrección noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- cortesía noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- educación noun (polished and courteous behavior)
- modales noun (polished and courteous behavior)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
His urbanity gained him the premiership.
Source: tatoeba (10652504)
A man of wealth, education and spirit, he wished his house to occupy a proud place among the distinguished buildings already lending character and urbanity to the colonial city of Annapolis.
Source: tatoeba (11978967)
The vaunted courtesy of the old school, the smooth urbanity that prevailed in former days [...]
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