man of the world
Experienced, worldly person
A man of the world is someone experienced in social situations and worldly affairs—sophisticated, practical, and not easily shocked.
The phrase suggests familiarity with human nature, business, pleasure, and vice: As a man of the world, he understood the deal required discretion.
It often implies moral flexibility or knowing compromise rather than naïveté.
Refined and courteous
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- refinedPurified or cultured
cultured · elegant · cosmopolitan · savoir-faire · finesse · poise · sophisticate · gentleman
Having visited many places
- globetrotterFrequent international voyager
- jet-setterWealthy frequent traveler
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
cultured · broad-minded · open-minded · international · expatriate · diplomat · metropolitan · tolerant
Flavored or battle-tested
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- savvyPractical shrewdness
- streetwiseShrewd from urban experience
- shrewdPractically clever, perceptive
astute · pragmatic · realistic · practical · knowing · unshockable · jaded · cynical
urbane
Refined and courteous
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
refined · cultured · elegant · cosmopolitan · savoir-faire · finesse · poise · sophisticate · gentleman · bon vivant
well-traveled
Having visited many places
- globetrotterFrequent international voyager
- jet-setterWealthy frequent traveler
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
polyglot · cultured · broad-minded · open-minded · international · expatriate · diplomat · metropolitan · tolerant · eclectic
seasoned
Flavored or battle-tested
- experiencedHaving practical knowledge gained
- savvyPractical shrewdness
- streetwiseShrewd from urban experience
shrewd · astute · pragmatic · realistic · practical · knowing · unshockable · jaded · cynical · mature
- sophisticatessophisticate, connoisseur, aesthete, bon vivant, cosmopolitan
man of the worldnaif
Unsophisticated person
ingenue · innocent · greenhorn · babe in the woods · rube
world, manly, manliness, manhood, mankind, manful, worldly, worldliness, worlds