| source : web1913 |
Urbane \Ur*bane"\, a. [See {Urban}.]
Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.
| source : wn |
urbane
adj 1: showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that
comes from wide social experience; "his polished
manner"; "maintained an urbane tone in his letters"
[syn: {polished}, {refined}, {svelte}]
2: characterized by tact and propriety
3: marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many
parts of the world arising from urban life and wide
travel; "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite";
"urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing
rooms of Paris" [syn: {sophisticated}]
| source : hitchcock |
Urbane, courteous