Urbanity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Urbanity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Urbanity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urbanity n polished courtesy; elegance of manner the quality or character of life in a city or town; "there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity" Antonym(s): gaucherie, rusticity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Urbanity \Urban"ity\, n. [L. urbanitas; cf. F. urbanit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement. The marquis did the honors of his house with the urbanity of his country. --W. Irving. 2. Polite wit; facetiousness. [Obs.] --Dryden. Raillery in the sauce of civil entertainment; and without some such tincture of urbanity, good humor falters. --L'Estrange. Syn: Politeness; suavity; affability; courtesy.