urbanite
Metropolitan area resident
An urbanite is a person who lives in a city, especially one who seems thoroughly adapted to urban life.
The word often carries connotations of sophistication or cosmopolitan sensibility: As a lifelong urbanite, she found the quiet of the countryside unsettling.
It contrasts with rural dwellers or suburbanites.
Underground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- busLarge passenger vehicle
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- trafficMovement along routes
pedestrian · cyclist · rideshare · carpool · platform · turnstile · delays · transfer
Solid building mixture
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
crowded · pavement · streetlight · graffiti · pigeon · rat · pothole · construction
Evening entertainment culture
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- takeoutRestaurant food for elsewhere
- coworkingShared professional space rental
- popupSuddenly appearing window
late-night · speakeasy · cocktail · clubbing · karaoke
Including multiple ethnic traditions
- diverseOf many types
- polyglotOne knowing many languages
- expatCitizen living abroad
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
worldly · open-minded · eclectic · global · international · Chinatown · fusion · cultural
Educated in arts, manners
- fashionableCurrently in style
- stylishFashionably elegant
- trendyCurrently in vogue
- chicTasteful, current flair
savvy · connoisseur · foodie · hipster · yuppie · influencer · tastemaker · gallery
subway
Underground transit passage
traffic · pedestrian · cyclist · rideshare · carpool · platform · turnstile · delays · transfer · express
concrete
Solid building mixture
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
- sirensEmergency vehicle noisemakers
pollution · crowded · pavement · streetlight · graffiti · pigeon · rat · pothole · construction · jackhammer
nightlife
Evening entertainment culture
- brunchMorning-afternoon meal hybrid
- takeoutRestaurant food for elsewhere
- coworkingShared professional space rental
popup · late-night · speakeasy · cocktail · clubbing · karaoke
multicultural
Including multiple ethnic traditions
immigrant · worldly · open-minded · eclectic · global · international · Chinatown · fusion · cultural · bilingual
cultured
Educated in arts, manners
- fashionableCurrently in style
- stylishFashionably elegant
- trendyCurrently in vogue
chic · savvy · connoisseur · foodie · hipster · yuppie · influencer · tastemaker · gallery · boutique
apartment
Rented unit in building
studio · penthouse · renter · tenant · doorman · elevator · rooftop · balcony · co-op · sublet
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- city loverscosmopolitan, city dweller, metropolitan, townie, city slicker
- Israelissabra, settler, new immigrant, native born, Bedouin
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- IndiansIndian, desi, Indian American, first generation, second generation
- Regional LabelsYankee, Midwesterner, Texan, Californian, New Englander
urbanitecountryman
Person from same nation
countrywoman · villager · rustic · ruralite · farmer
- new urbanismWalkable mixed-use development philosophy
- rapid urbanizationQuick expansion of cities
urbanity, suburbanite, urbanization, urbanites, urbanism, urbanized, urbanizing, suburbanization, suburbanized