sophistication
sophistication
Definition
so·phis·ti·ca·tion (sə fis′tə kā′s̸hən)
noun
- Now Rare the use of sophistry
- the act or process of sophisticating
- 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.
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.
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