English-Thai Dictionary

urbanity

N คุณ สมบัติ ของ ชาวเมือง  civility sophistication kun-na-som-bad-khong-chao-maung

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

URBANITY

n.[L. urbanitas, from urbs, a city. ] 1. That civility or courtesy of manners which is acquired by associating with well bred people; politeness; polished manners.
2. Facetiousness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

URBANITY

Ur *ban "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. urbanitas; cf. F. urbanité.]

 

1. The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement. The marquis did the honors of his house with the urbanity of his country. W. Irving.

 

2. Polite wit; facetiousness. [Obs. ] Dryden. Raillery in the sauce of civil entertainment; and without some such tincture of urbanity, good humor falters. L'Estrange.

 

Syn. -- Politeness; suavity; affability; courtesy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

urbanity

ur ban i ty |ˌərˈbanitē ərˈbænədi | ▶noun 1 suavity, courteousness, and refinement of manner. 2 urban life. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French urbanité or Latin urbanitas, from urbanus ‘belonging to the city ’ (see urban ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

urbanity

ur ¦ban |ity |əːˈbanɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 courteousness and refinement of manner. 2 urban life. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French urbanité or Latin urbanitas, from urbanus ‘belonging to the city ’ (see urban ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

urbanity

urbanity noun she could see him growing quite testy beneath that polished urbanity of his: suaveness, sophistication, worldliness, elegance, cultivation, culture, civilization, breeding, smoothness, polish, refinement, poise, self-possession, dignity; courtesy, politeness, civility, mannerliness, manners, gentlemanliness, gallantry, courtliness, graciousness, charm, affability, tact, diplomacy; informal cool.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

urbanity

ur ban i ty /əː r bǽnəti /名詞 U 上品さ, 礼儀正しさ ; 〖-ties 〗洗練された話し方 [態度 ].