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

Example Sentences

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To followers of society columns and fashion magazines, Lee Radziwill is the very model of international urbanity—perfectly coiffed and outfitted in Giorgio Armani (for whom the native New Yorker once served as director of special events) and Marc Jacobs. —ELLE Decor, 22 Dec. 2022

Destry’s actions create the conditions for the next two sections, in which Sask-E goes from a Pleistocene-like ecology bare of any humans to a dense urbanity full of landlords and renters of multiple species. —Amal El-mohtar, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2023

But in the distance, as in Mayakoba, construction whirrs, anticipating the next batch of newcomers ready to trade pandemic mundanity and general urbanity for gated bliss. —Sheila Marikar, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2021

Hawley reframes: science and urbanity vs. intuition, emotion and nostalgia. —Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2022

Launched in 2018 by Nigerian designer Idris Balogun, Winnie New York draws inspiration from both the Big Apple’s urbanity and the polish of London’s Savile Row. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2022

Waldron was the epitome of style and urbanity in jazz, from his pendulous brown cigarette dangling from his fingers to his signature coifed natural Black hair that grew into a stately white. —Shannon J. Effinger, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022

El Santo’s menu reflects the urbanity of Mexico City. —Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 7 May 2022

The chef says he was lured to the Watermark by the promise of creative control and the opportunity to bring some urbanity to the suburbs. —Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1