urbanity

🇺🇸 /ɜːrˈbænəti/ 🇬🇧 /ɜːˈbænəti/
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noun
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The quality of being polite, friendly, and at ease in social situations.

Despite the tense atmosphere, his urbanity helped to diffuse the situation.

translation

n. The quality of being polite, friendly, and at ease in social situations.

Word Forms

Plural urbanities