urbanity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
  2. Urbanness.

Pronunciation

/əːˈbæn.ɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-urbanity.wav /ɝˈbæn.ə.ti/

Word forms

urbanity urbanities

Etymology

From Middle English urbanitie, from Middle French urbanité, from Latin urbānitās, from urbānus (“belonging to a city”), with a sense of "having the manners of townspeople" in Classical Latin, from urbs (“city”); equivalent to urbane + -ity (sense 1) and urban + -ity (sense 2).

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