URBANE

polished, refined, urbane

(adjective) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; “his polished manner”; “maintained an urbane tone in his letters”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

urbane (comparative more urbane, superlative most urbane)

(of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.

Antonym: rustic

Anagrams

• unbare, unbear

Source: Wiktionary


Ur*bane", a. Etym: [See Urban.]

Definition: Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

21 September 2024

CONFORMITY

(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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