Definition of URBANITY

urbanity

Plural: urbanities

Noun

  • polished courtesy; elegance of manner
  • the quality or character of life in a city or town
    • "there is an important difference between rusticity and urbanity"
  • Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.
  • Urbanness.
  • pl. -TIES the quality of being urbane

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English urbanitie, from Middle French urbanité, from Latin urbānitās, from urbānus (“belonging to a city”), with a sense of "having the manners of townspeople" in Classical Latin, from urbs (“city”); equivalent to urbane + -ity (sense 1) and urban + -ity (sense 2).

Synonyms

urbaneness

Antonyms

rusticity, rurality

Scrabble Score: 13

urbanity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
urbanity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
urbanity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

urbanity is a valid Words With Friends word