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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sophistication, cultivation |
| Synonyms: | aristocracy, blue blood, civility, courtesy, courtliness, culture, decorum, elegance, elite, etiquette, flower*, formality, gentle birth, gentlefolk, gentry, good breeding, good family, good manners, high birth, mannerliness, nobility, optimacy, polish, politeness, propriety, quality, rank, refinement, respectability, ruling class, society, upper class, upper crust, urbanity |
| Antonyms: | coarseness, crudeness, roughness, rusticity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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