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[ ur-ban-i-tee ] / ɜrˈbæn ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR urbanity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural ur·ban·i·ties.the quality of being urbane; refined courtesy or politeness; suavity: He was the last word in urbanity. urbanities, civilities or amenities. the quality or state of being urban. Origin of urbanityFrom the Latin word urbānitās, dating back to 1525–35. See urbane, -ity Words nearby urbanityUrban III, urbanism, urbanist, urbanistic, urbanite, urbanity, Urban IV, urbanization, urbanize, urban legend, urban myth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for urbanityFor Shaftel this kind of licentious behavior amounts to “conspicuous consumption disguised as urbanity.” Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal|Tim Teeman|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST British-born, he had a level of self-possession that seemed virtually Bond-like in the urbanity vacuum of CBS prime time. A Kiss Goodbye to Richard Dawson|Rebecca Dana|June 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST He was all urbanity and smiles, therefore, when the pirate captain obeyed his summons. The Pirate City|R.M. Ballantyne Csar's lines on Terence are written with rather more spirit and taste; they breathe Roman urbanity. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Her urbanity was so marked that I thought it could only be a beautiful dream, and I rubbed my eyes before answering. The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rgen|Elizabeth von Arnim Wilberforce owed much of his influence to the singular sweetness of his disposition and the urbanity of his manners. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.|Sir Leslie Stephen Its kisses conceal a profound indifference, its urbanity a perpetual contempt. The Thirteen|Honore de Balzac
British Dictionary definitions for urbanity
noun plural -tiesthe quality of being urbane (usually plural) civilities or courtesies Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to urbanityhauteur, sumptuousness, symmetry, culture, purity, polish, gentility, grace, nicety, cultivation, luxury, rhythm, breeding, grandeur, noblesse, restraint, delicacy, style, sophistication, refinement |