Urbanity - English meaning

noun

The mating and production of offspring by animals.

Usage examples:

The flooding of the rivers is a trigger for breeding to start

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

noun

Formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech.

Usage examples:

I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect

noun

The quality of being polite

Usage examples:

I learned how much smoother the day goes when people act with civility (= behave in a polite way).

noun

The stage of human social and cultural development and organization that is considered most advanced.

Usage examples:

The victorians equated the railways with progress and civilization

noun

A highly developed culture, including its social organization, government, laws, and arts, or the culture of a social group or country at a particular time

Usage examples:

[ u ] widespread use of the internet may change modern civilization., [ c ] the inca civilization f…

noun

The showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others.

Usage examples:

He treated the players with courtesy and good humour

noun

Polite behavior, or a polite action

Usage examples:

[ u ] they should teach drivers to show pedestrians some courtesy.

noun

Polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark

Usage examples:

He was treated with courtesy and hospitality., i have written to the customer relations director tw…

noun

The action of cultivating land, or the state of being cultivated.

Usage examples:

The cultivation of arable crops

noun

The act of preparing land and growing crops on it, or the act of growing a particular crop

Usage examples:

Agriculture in the valleys consists mainly of the culivation of fruits, grains, and vegetables., th…

noun

The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

20th century popular culture

verb

Maintain (tissue cells, bacteria, etc.) in conditions suitable for growth.

Usage examples:

Several investigators have attempted to culture biliary cells

noun

The way of life of a particular people, esp. as shown in their ordinary behavior and habits, their attitudes toward each other, and their moral and religious beliefs

Usage examples:

[ u ] he studied the culture of the sioux indians.

noun

The state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect.

Usage examples:

The dignity of labour

noun

The quality of a person that makes him or her deserving of respect, sometimes shown in behavior or appearance

Usage examples:

Laws of privacy are designed to protect the dignity of individuals.

noun

The quality of being graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.

Usage examples:

A slender woman with grace and elegance

noun

The quality of being graceful and attractive in appearance or behaviour

Usage examples:

It was her natural elegance that struck me., the elegance of her clothes

noun

One's mother.

Usage examples:

I want my ma

abbreviation

Massachusetts (in official postal use).

noun

Graceful and elegant bearing in a person.

Usage examples:

Poise and good deportment can be cultivated

verb

Be or cause to be balanced or suspended.

Usage examples:

He poised motionless on his toes

noun

A unit of dynamic viscosity, such that a tangential force of one dyne per square centimetre causes a velocity change one centimetre per second between two parallel planes separated by one centimetre in a liquid.

verb

Make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it.

Usage examples:

Behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily

noun

A substance used to give something a smooth and shiny surface when rubbed in.

Usage examples:

A tin of shoe polish

adjective

Relating to poland, its inhabitants, or their language.

Usage examples:

The most difficult discussions centred on the polish government and poland's frontiers.

noun

Behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people.

Usage examples:

He always treated me with the utmost politeness

noun

Behaviour that is socially correct and shows understanding of and care for other people's feelings

Usage examples:

They asked how he was out of politeness, not because they really wanted to know., she smiled at the…

noun

The process of removing impurities or unwanted elements from a substance.

Usage examples:

The refinement of uranium

noun

The process of improving something

Usage examples:

[ c ] the accuracy of the machine has been increased through a number of refinements., [ u ] the re…

noun

The process of making a substance pure

Usage examples:

The refinement of raw opium yields other drugs, such as morphine., these refinements have increased…

noun

The quality of being calm and in control of your emotions

Usage examples:

She shows remarkable self-possession for a child.

noun

The characteristic of being calm and in control of your emotions at all times

Usage examples:

He looked surprised but soon recovered his self-possession.

noun

The quality or state of being smooth.

Usage examples:

The smoothness of her skin

noun

The quality of being sophisticated.

Usage examples:

Her air of sophistication and confidence

noun

The quality of having an understanding of the world and its ways, and having an understanding of the way people behave

Usage examples:

His wit and sophistication, the level of sophistication in the cameras has grown tremendously.

noun

The quality of being experienced and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

Both display wisdom and worldliness of much older men

noun

The quality of being practical and having a lot of experience of life

Usage examples:

What he lacked in worldliness he made up for in skill and eagerness., she's won practically every c…