Urbane

Adjective

 * 1)  Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.
 * 2) * 1949: George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four, p12
 * He felt deeply drawn to him, and not solely because he was intrigued by the contrast between O’Brien’s urbane manner and his prize-fighter’s physique.

Related terms

 * urban

Adverbs for Urbane
pleasantly; courteously; unusually; markedly; conspicuously; agreeably; ingratiatingly; skilfully; smoothly; carefully; diplomatically; serenely; complaisantly; graciously; splendidly; elegantly; unfailingly; resolutely; imperturbably; quietly; tolerantly; indulgently.

Thesaurus
accommodating, affable, agreeable, amiable, appropriate, attentive, balanced, becoming, bland, civil, civilized, clubbable, clubbish, clubby, communicative, companionable, companionate, compatible, complaisant, congenial, considerate, courteous, decent, decorous, deferential, fair, felicitous, fit for society, fitting, fond of society, friendly, genial, genteel, graceful, gracious, gregarious, happy, hospitable, meet, metropolitan, obliging, poised, polite, proper, respectful, right, seemly, smooth, sociable, social, social-minded, solicitous, suitable, tactful, thoughtful

Etymology
Existing since the sixteenth century in the sense of “appropriate to a city”: from urbain or from  urbanus (from urbs, “city”).

Translations

 * French:
 * German: weltgewandt, weltmännisch


 * Latin:
 * Spanish: ,

Adjective
urbane


 * 1) Feminine plural form of urbano