urbane meaning

Definition of urbane

1. showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
   • his polished manner
   • maintained an urbane tone in his letters

   Synonyms: polished, refined

   Similar: sophisticated

   Related forms: urbanity

How to pronounce urbane

urbane is pronounced /ɚˈbeɪn/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with urbane

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• strain
• train
• plain
• sustain
• chain
• plane
• stain
• campaign
• maintain
• pain
• brain
• drain
• remain
• rain
• vein
• reign
• obtain
• retain
• contain
• disdain
• explain
• cane
• lane