urbanitas

== Latin == === Etymology === From urbānus (“of or pertaining to the city”) +‎ -tās. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ʊrˈbaː.nɪ.taːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [urˈbaː.ni.tas] === Noun === urbānitās f (genitive urbānitātis); third declension An instance of living in the city; city life. City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sophistication. (of speech) Delicacy, elegance or refinement of speech; wit, humor, pleasantry, raillery; trickery, knavery. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === References === “urbanitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “urbanitas”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “urbanitas”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Adjective === urbanitas m pl or f pl plural of urbanita === Noun === urbanitas m pl or f pl plural of urbanita