Synonyms for urbanity
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Definitions
- n. 1
Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
Forms
- Plural
- urbanities → gentilities, civilities, politenesses, comities…
Example sentences
- civility Humanity is experiencing a global crisis of civility.
- politeness What is hard to put up with is his over-politeness.
- amenity The health spa was the hotel’s primary amenity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| urbanity | steady | |
| civility | rising | |
| politeness | rising | |
| amenity | falling | |
| gentility | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- comity3
- 7 letters
- amenity4
- 8 letters
- courtesy3, civility4
- 9 letters
- gentility4, urbanness
- 10 letters
- politeness3, urbaneness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (comity3 = 3 syllables).