Urbane Definition

ûr-bān
urbanest, urbaner
adjective
urbaner, urbanest
Polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined.
Webster's New World

(of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.

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Adjective

Base Form:
urbane
Comparative:
urbaner
Superlative:
urbanest

Origin of Urbane

  • Existing since the sixteenth century in the sense of “appropriate to a city": from French urbain or from Latin urbanus (from urbs, “city").

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin urbānus of a city urban

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Urbane Sentence Examples

  • He was always well informed and brought an urbane authority to everything he did.

  • The Urbane Lab Jacket has a collarless neckline.

  • In June 1801 he arrived in Paris, where his handsome presence, urbane manners, and conspicuous ability made him a general favourite.

  • Mitchel McLaughlin, usually so urbane and relaxed, is showing the strain, like his coarser colleague, Alex Maskey.

  • Here is an urbane, erudite man, more likely to throw karma around the dressing room than teacups.

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Words Starting With

UURURB

Words Ending With

ENEANE

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With U6 Letter Words Ending With E