urbanity
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
urbanity
- 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.
- 1825, Washington Irving, "Paris at the Restoration", The Crayon Papers,
- 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
- 1955, C.J. Lammers, Studies in Holland flood disaster 1953, vol. 2, p. 39 ↗,
- French: urbanité
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