URBANE


Meaning of URBANE in English

[ ə:'beɪn ]

■ adjective (especially of a man) suave, courteous, and refined.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

C16 (in the sense 'urban'): from Fr. urbain or L. urbanus (see urban ).

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