urbanity
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /əːˈbæn.ɪ.ti/
  • (America) IPA: /ɝˈbæn.ə.ti/
Noun

urbanity

  1. Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
    • 1825, Washington Irving, "Paris at the Restoration", The Crayon Papers,
      The vaunted courtesy of the old school, the smooth urbanity that prevailed in former days […]
    • 1864, Sheridan Le Fanu, Wylder's Hand, Chapter XLVII,
      Wealdon's two little visits explained perfectly the active urbanities of Captain Stanley Lake.
  2. What is characteristically urban in an area; urbanness.
    • 1955, C.J. Lammers, Studies in Holland flood disaster 1953, vol. 2, p. 39 ↗,
      […] , the majority of cases will differ as to "urbanity", as most of the evacuees were rural.
    • 1956, Fred C. Iklé & Harry V. Kincaid, "Social Aspects of Wartime Evacuation of American Cities", Disaster Study, vol 4., p. 44 ↗,
      Evacuees, the majority of whom were rural persons, reported more tensions as the urbanity of the reception community increased
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