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Meanings of urbanity in anglès
Characteristics, personality traits, and viewpoints associated with cities and urban areas.
Synonyms
Examples for "urban life"
Examples for "urban life"
1
They need only turn to Theodore Dalrymple, fearless critic of urban life.
2
I love living in the country but sometimes I miss urban life.
3
Hyperactive burglar alarms are one of the curses of modern urban life.
4
The same woes?-thesame weaknesses?-thesame problems of an unsound urban life?
5
The increase in urban life is as conspicuous as the increase in industrialism.
Usage of urbanity in anglès
1
In other respects, the new family were noted for kindliness and urbanity.
2
He gave them greeting with the elaborate urbanity of the slightly intoxicated.
3
There was no trace of humour or urbanity now in Captain Blood.
4
Always struggling to approach the tremendous and impressive urbanity ascribed to it.
5
His manner had still the insolent urbanity which was customary to him.
6
With a voice and countenance therefore of perfect urbanity, he thus replied.
7
Upon which Madame Moronval repented of her urbanity, and became more reserved.
8
I see you comprehend true urbanity, or politeness, as we phrase it.
9
He put upon Eustace a glance of dignified urbanity, as he spoke.
10
He spoke with admirable urbanity, yet with even greater rapidity than usual.
11
Eben Tollman's wife spoke casually and Marion countered with an equal urbanity.
12
Louis hides his true intentions behind a mass of elegant urbanity.
13
He was disgusted with himself for pleasing her; he confounded his fatal urbanity.
14
He was very vain; underneath his urbanity there might be an elastic hardness.
15
Ramierez himself-round-whiskeredand Sancho Panza-like in build-welcomedthe editor with fat, perfunctory urbanity.
16
His force and urbanity of character have equally inspired the respect of both.
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Urbanity through the time
Urbanity across language varieties
United Kingdom
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