Words at Play : Top 10 Sophisticated Compliments
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#1: Urbane

Definition:

notably polite or polished in manner

Example:

"Inside the narrow dining room is a mix of rustic and urbane, with dish towels for napkins, brick walls hung with abstract paintings and light bulbs hooded by vaguely laboratorial shades." — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, October 31, 2013

About the Word:

Would you rather be urbane or suave? Here's the difference: urbane typically suggests composed cultivation and wide social experience, while suave tends to emphasize smooth frictionless dealings.

Urbane and urban both come from the Latin urbanus, meaning "of the city; refined."

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