urbanity

noun

ur·​ban·​i·​ty ˌər-ˈba-nə-tē 

plural urbanities

1

: the quality or state of being urbane

2

urbanities plural : urbane acts or conduct

Examples of urbanity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Although his roles were ostensibly romantic leads, Astaire had an almost radically unorthodox appeal—one that, in its urbanity, cosmopolitanism, elegance, and grace, challenged the prevailing standards for male movie stardom. — David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Despite its embrace of lower density and suburban features such as cul-de-sacs, Dearborn Park is not without some moments of urbanity. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026

The magazine’s urbanity lay in the anti-urbanism of its singular voices. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

His music is, in the best sense, grown-up, proof that a gifted songwriter can tackle the headiest, heaviest topics, compressing a novel’s worth of ideas, intelligence, irony, urbanity, humor and ambivalence into four minutes. — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for urbanity

• humanity
• inanity
• insanity
• profanity
• christianity
• inhumanity
• sanity
• vanity