SOPHISTICATED


Meaning of SOPHISTICATED in English

— sophisticatedly , adv.

/seuh fis"ti kay'tid/ , adj.

1. (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist.

2. pleasing or satisfactory to the tastes of sophisticates: sophisticated music.

3. deceptive; misleading.

4. complex or intricate, as a system, process, piece of machinery, or the like: a sophisticated electronic control system.

5. of, for, or reflecting educated taste, knowledgeable use, etc.: Many Americans are drinking more sophisticated wines now.

Also, sophisticate .

[ 1595-1605; sophisticat ( us ) SOPHISTICATE + -ED 2 ]

Syn. 1. worldly, cosmopolitan, experienced, cultivated.

Ant. 1. naive.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .