urbane

Main Entry:
urbane [ur-beyn]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: civilized
Synonyms: affable, balanced, bland, civil, cosmopolitan, courteous, cultivated, cultured, debonair, elegant, genteel, gracious, mannerly, metropolitan, obliging, poised, polished, polite, refined, smooth, sophisticated, suave, well-bred, well-mannered
Notes: urban refers to a city; urbane means polished and smooth, as in a person's demeanor
Antonyms: uncivilized, uncouth, unsophisticated
Main Entry: bland
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: friendly, gracious
Synonyms: affable, amiable, civilized, congenial, courteous, gentle, good-natured, ingratiating, oily, pleasant, smooth, suave, unctuous, unemotional, urbane
Antonyms: blase, dull, unfriendly, ungracious
Main Entry: civil
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: obliging, kind
Synonyms: accommodating, affable, civilized, complaisant, cordial, courteous, courtly, cultivated, diplomatic, formal, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polished, polite, politic, refined, suave, urbane, well-bred, wellmannered
Antonyms: ill-mannered, impolite, rude, unkind
Main Entry: civilized
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: polished
Synonyms: advanced, civil, cultured, educated, enlightened, humane, refined, sophisticated, urbane
Main Entry: cosmopolitan
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: worldly-wise
Synonyms: catholic, cultivated, cultured, ecumenical, global, gregarious, metropolitan, planetary, polished, public, smooth, sophisticated, universal, urbane, well-travelled, worldly, worldwide
Antonyms: country, rural, rustic
Main Entry: courteous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: gentle, mannerly
Synonyms: affable, attentive, ceremonious, civil, civilized, complaisant, considerate, courtly, cultivated, debonair, elegant, gallant, genteel, gracious, polished, polite, refined, respectful, soft-spoken, suave, thoughtful, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered, well-spoken
Antonyms: bad-mannered, discourteous, impolite, rude, uncivil, uncourteous, unmannerly, unrefined
Main Entry: courtly
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: refined manner
Synonyms: adulatory, affable, aristocratic, august, ceremonious, chivalrous, civil, civilized, complimentary, conventional, cultured, decorous, dignified, elegant, flattering, formal, gallant, gracious, high-bred, imposing, lofty, obliging, polished, polite, preux, prim, refined, stately, studied, urbane
Antonyms: impolite, indecorous, inelegant, low-bred, provincial, rough, uncivil, unpolished, unrefined
Main Entry: cultured
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: well-bred, experienced
Synonyms: able, accomplished, advanced, aesthetic, appreciative, au courant, blue-stocking, chivalrous, civilized, courteous, cultivated, distingue, educated, elegant, enlightened, erudite, gallant, genteel, high-class, highbrow, informed, intellectual, intelligent, knowledgeable, lettered, liberal, literary, literate, mannerly, polished, polite, refined, savant, scholarly, sensitive, sophisticated, tasteful, tolerant, traveled, understanding, up-to-date, urbane, versed, well-informed
Notes: cultured refers to people and pearls; cultivated refers to mind, tastes, speech, or behavior
Antonyms: ignorant, inexperienced, stupid, unsophisticated
Main Entry: debonair
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: charming, elegant
Synonyms: affable, buoyant, casual, cheerful, courteous, dashing, detached, happy, jaunty, lighthearted, nonchalant, pleasant, refined, smooth, sprightly, suave, urbane, well-bred
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, inelegant, uncharming, undebonair
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