Meaning & use
urbane
Polished, confident, and courteous in manner, especially in social or sophisticated settings.
See it in a sentence
The urbane host greeted every guest with easy charm and witty small talk.
Years abroad had made him urbane, comfortable in any drawing room or boardroom.
A note on using this word
Easy to confuse with 'urban,' which relates to cities; urbane describes manner, not location.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
uncouthgauche
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