URBANE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Urbane

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘urban’): from French urbain or Latin urbanus (see urban)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əːˈbeɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man)

Short Definition:

of person courteous and refined in manner

Examples:
  • the supposedly urbane, restrained English gentleman
  • urbane wit was the mark of taste and cultivation

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