noun
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the quality of being urbane
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(usually plural) civilities or courtesies
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Etymology
Origin of urbanity
From the Latin word urbānitās, dating back to 1525–35. See urbane, -ity
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He’s from the San Fernando Valley, where he grew up with an enthusiasm for classical music and opera, along with yearning for urbanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
The brand is a "superb combination of urbanity, hedonism and undeniable luxury," L'Oreal chief executive Nicolas Hieronimus said.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2023
I thought of the words "the urbanity of evil."
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2023
It offered an accessible urbanity, a kind of cosmopolitanism for the common folk.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
Complimenting the mistress of the Irish mansion upon her urbanity, the visitors withdrew, jumped into their carriage, and were driven away as rapidly as they came.
From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by H. G. Somerville
We urbanities are born gritty, born resourceful and imaginative, born with a strategic mindset and born competitive, with a drive to succeed.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2022
Novelist Naomi Alderman chats with inventor Saul Griffith, composer Brian Eno exchanges urbanities with forensic architect Eyal Weizman.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2020
His rages, his gaiety, his coldblooded urbanities lack the neurotic, compulsive tensions which made Boult what he was.
From Time Magazine Archive
So several times a year they surround a common board, listen to the lighter observations of ambassadors and dignitaries, rejoicing in the amenities and urbanities of Anglo-American relations.
From Time Magazine Archive
I, too, believe that children, especially city-reared children with all their sophistications and urbanities, should be brought nearer to the simplicities of nature during the vacation period.
From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Stephen Wise
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