Today’s word of the day is ‘Urbane.’ Let us understand more about this word.
urbane [ ur-beyn ]
What is this word’s grammar?
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
It means:
1. Civilized
2. Refined
3. Sophisticated
4. Cultured
How is the word ‘Urbane’ pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Shisht
2. Spanish – Urbano
3. French – Urbain
4. Mandarin – Bīn bīn yǒulǐ
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. He’s so urbane in his brutality; that’s what makes it so crushing.
2. Your custom of pairing is not what you call ‘urbane’ in this world. (Modafinil)
3. Lived at Athens in his “gardens,” an urbane and kindly, if somewhat useless, life.
4. Phillips manner was kind and gracious and urbane.
5. “I perfectly agree with you,” said the other, with an urbane bow.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
affable, cosmopolitan, cultured, elegant, polished, refined, sophisticated, suave, well-bred, balanced, bland, civil, courteous, cultivated, debonair, genteel, gracious, mannerly, metropolitan, obliging, poised, polite, smooth, well-mannered etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, unsophisticated, uncivilized, uncouth
Quotation:
My ambition was to be cosmopolitan. I grew up in the suburbs and went to college in Maine; had a dream in my head that if you wanted to be the most urbane, living-life-to-the-fullest kind of person, Paris was the place to be.
Rosecrans Baldwin
Social Example:
https://twitter.com/YorksBylines/status/1281612206094811146
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