urbanity
Polished social grace
Urbanity is polished courtesy and sophistication in manner or style.
The word suggests the refinement associated with city life rather than rural simplicity—smooth social grace, witty conversation, cultured ease: He handled the awkward situation with characteristic urbanity.
The quality implies not just politeness but a certain worldly elegance.
Secular, experienced outlook
- savoir-faireInstinctive social competence
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
finesse · suavity · poise · cosmopolitanism · discernment · taste · panache · aplomb
Courteous, respectful conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- decorumFitting social conduct
tact · etiquette · cordiality · affability · diplomacy · propriety · consideration · deference
worldliness
Secular, experienced outlook
- savoir-faireInstinctive social competence
- polishSmooth by rubbing
- cultivationFostering growth through care
elegance · finesse · suavity · poise · cosmopolitanism · discernment · taste · panache · aplomb · debonair
politeness
Courteous, respectful conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
decorum · tact · etiquette · cordiality · affability · diplomacy · propriety · consideration · deference · respectfulness
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- skyscrapersExtremely tall urban buildings
subway · nightlife · gallery · theater · plaza · boulevard · district · highrise · commute · infrastructure
- demeanorbehavior, conduct, deportment, bearing, demeanor
- etiquettemanners, politeness, etiquette, table manners, courtesy
- refinementrefinement, elegance, sophistication, polish, taste
- witwit, witticism, quip, cleverness, repartee
- courtesycivility, decorum, etiquette, good manners, manners
- stylestyle, stylish, chic, elegant, stylishness
urbanitycrudeness
Lack of sophistication
coarseness · gaucheness · awkwardness · roughness · rudeness
urbanityrusticity
Country-style simplicity
rurality · provincialism · unsophistication · parochialism · naïveté
urbanityawkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
gaucheness · gaucherie · clumsiness · ineptitude · gracelessness
- new urbanismWalkable mixed-use development philosophy