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sophistication Definition

so·phis·ti·ca·tion (sə fis′tə kās̸hən)

noun

  1. Now Rare the use of sophistry
    1. the act or process of sophisticating
    2. the state, quality, or character of being sophisticated

Etymology: ME sophisticacioun < ML sophisticatio

sophistication Synonyms

sophistication

n.

sophistication Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • attack: Overall, the number and sophistication of these attacks is rising dramatically.
  • technology: Issues arose from the type of the pupils using the system, and the sophistication of the technology available at that time.
  • technique: I think the biggest trend we're seeing now is the increasing sophistication of the techniques used specifically in viruses.
  • city: He gave up the worldly sophistication of a great city for an uncertain life wandering the Middle East.
  • method: Recent advances in the extent and sophistication of data capture methods have resulted in the creation of large data repositories.
  • software: Depending upon the sophistication of the software, one can edit extremely detailed amounts of data.

Converse of object

  • exude: The arts in Chicago exude sophistication, in Tennessee they don't.
  • ooze: The dining area is now light and airy, with a minimal style of decoration and furnishing, and the room oozes sophistication.
  • combine: An all-round holiday destination, Miami combines big city sophistication with seductive beaches.
  • increase: In order of increasing sophistication, these are: 1. simple programming of control keys.
  • lack: I have serious misgivings about the validity of league tables since they lack the sophistication to tell the whole story.
  • grow: These writings suggest a growing sophistication in the PLA's understanding of all aspects of IO.

Adjective modifier

  • technological: This massive conflict which has been forced upon us must be won by strength of will, rather than by technological sophistication.
  • mathematical: This chapter requires more mathematical sophistication than the others, which is perhaps a result of the use of EGT.
  • subtle: Maybe, it's the subtle sophistication that comes with maturity.
  • increased: Blake's increased sophistication can be seen from a comparison of The Divine Image with The Human Abstract.
  • conceptual: The most fundamental of these is language, although mathematics and art are close behind in the conceptual sophistication they enable.
  • philosophical: It is a work of great philosophical sophistication, combining breadth of vision with acute sensitivity to the nuances of women's experiences.

Preposition: in

  • term: Here are three different uses of the computer, of increasing levels of sophistication in terms of the equipment required.
sophistication Quotes

Hip is the sophistication of the wise primitive in a giant jungle.

—Mailer, Norman Kingsley

It takes that je ne sais quoi which we call sophistication for a woman to be magnificent in a drawing-room when her faculties have departed but she herself has not yet gone home.

—Thurber,James Grover

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