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URBANITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality or character of life in a city or town
Example:
there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("urbanity" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Antonym:
rusticity (the quality of being rustic or gauche)
Derivation:
urban (located in or characteristic of a city or city life)
urban (relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Polished courtesy; elegance of manner
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("urbanity" is a kind of...):
courtesy; good manners (a courteous manner)
Derivation:
urbane (showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience)
