urbane

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: ur=bane

CIDE DICTIONARY

urbane, a. [See Urban.].

 Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

urbane, adj. courteous; suave; elegant and refined in manner.

Derivative

urbanely adv. urbaneness n.

Etymology

F urbain or L urbanus: see URBAN

THESAURUS

urbane

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

ROGET THESAURUS

urbane

Courtesy

N courtesy, respect, good manners, good behavior, good breeding, manners, politeness, bienseance, urbanity, comity, gentility, breeding, polish, presence, civility, civilization, amenity, suavity, good temper, good humor, amiability, easy temper, complacency, soft tongue, mansuetude, condescension, affability, complaisance, pr_evenance, amability, gallantry, pink of politeness, pink of courtesy, compliment, fair words, soft words, sweet words, honeyed phrases, ceremonial salutation, reception, presentation, introduction, accueil, greeting, recognition, welcome, abord, respects, devoir, regards, remembrances, kind regards, kind remembrances, love, best love, duty, empty encomium, flattering remark, hollow commendation, salaams, obeisance, bow, courtesy, curtsy, scrape, salaam, kotow, kowtow, bowing and scraping, kneeling, genuflection, obsequiousness, capping, shaking hands grip of the hand, embrace, hug, squeeze, accolade, loving cup, vin d'honneur, pledge, love token, kiss, buss, salute, mark of recognition, nod, nods and becks and wreathed smiles, valediction, condolence, courteous, polite, civil, mannerly, urbane, well-behaved, well- mannered, well-bred, well-brought up, good-mannered, polished, civilized, cultivated, refined, gentlemanlike, gallant, on one's good behavior, fine spoken, fair spoken, soft-spoken, honey-mouthed, honey- tongued, oily, bland, obliging, conciliatory, complaisant, complacent, obsequious, ingratiating, winning, gentle, mild, good-humored, cordial, gracious, affable, familiar, neighborly, diplomatic, tactful, politic, artful, courteously, with a good grace, with open arms, with outstretched arms, a bras ouverts, suaviter in modo, in good humor, Int, hail!, welcome!, well met!, ave!, all hail!, good day, good morrow!, Godspeed!, pax vobiscum!, may your shadow never be less!, Tien de plus estimable que la ceremonie, the very pink of courtesy.