the quality or character of life in a city or town
“there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity”
Word Forms
urbane
adjective
showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
urban
adjective
relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Urbanität
ausgefeilte Höflichkeit; Eleganz der Art
🇫🇷French
urbanité
courtoisie raffinée; élégance des manières
🇪🇸Spanish
urbanidad
cortesía refinada; elegancia de modales
🇮🇹Italian
urbanità
cortesia raffinata; eleganza dei modi
🇳🇱Dutch
stedelijkheid
gepolijste hoffelijkheid; elegantie van manier
🇵🇹Portuguese
urbanidade
cortesia polida; elegância de maneira
🇷🇺Russian
урбанистичность
полированная вежливость; элегантность манер
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शहरीपन
पॉलिश शिष्टाचार; ढंग की सुंदरता
🇧🇩Bengali
শহুরেতা
পালিশ সৌজন্য; পদ্ধতির কমনীয়তা
🇮🇳Tamil
நகர்ப்புறம்
பளபளப்பான மரியாதை; நடையின் நேர்த்தி
🇮🇳Telugu
పట్టణత్వం
మెరుగుపెట్టిన మర్యాద; పద్ధతి యొక్క చక్కదనం
🇮🇳Marathi
शहरीपणा
पॉलिश सौजन्य; रीतीने अभिजातता
🇮🇳Gujarati
શહેરીતા
પોલિશ્ડ સૌજન્ય; રીતભાતની લાવણ્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಗರತೆ
ನಯಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಸೌಜನ್ಯ; ವಿಧಾನದ ಸೊಬಗು
🇮🇳Malayalam
നാഗരികത
മിനുക്കിയ മര്യാദ; രീതിയുടെ ചാരുത
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀਤਾ
ਪਾਲਿਸ਼ਡ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਤਾ; ਢੰਗ ਦੀ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شہریت
پالش بشکریہ؛ انداز کی خوبصورتی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
文雅
优雅的礼貌；举止优雅
🇯🇵Japanese
都会性
洗練された礼儀正しさ。礼儀正しい態度
🇰🇷Korean
도시성
세련된 예의; 매너의 우아함
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tính đô thị
lịch sự lịch sự; phong thái sang trọng
🇹🇭Thai
ความเป็นเมือง
ความสุภาพเรียบร้อย; ความสง่างามของท่าทาง
🇮🇩Indonesian
kesopanan
kesopanan yang halus; keanggunan sikap
🇵🇭Filipino
urbanidad
pinakintab na kagandahang-loob; kakisigan ng ugali
🇲🇾Malay
perbandaran
budi bahasa digilap; keanggunan cara
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التحضر
مجاملة مصقولة؛ أناقة الأسلوب
🇮🇷Persian
شهرنشینی
ادب صیقلی؛ ظرافت روش
🇹🇷Turkish
şehirlilik
cilalı nezaket; tarzın zarafeti
🇮🇱Hebrew
עירוניות
אדיבות מהוקצעת; אלגנטיות של אופן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'urbanity'?
The primary meaning of 'urbanity' is 'polished courtesy; elegance of manner'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'urbanity' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'urbanity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'urbanity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'urbanity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'urbanity' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'urbanity' easy to spell?
Yes, very easy
Somewhat easy
A bit confusing
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In your opinion, does the word 'urbanity' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Neutral
Gloomy
Vibrant
Which age group is most likely to use 'urbanity' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'urbanity' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'urbanity' as formal, casual, or slang?
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