weltgewandt — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sophisticated adj Having a lot of worldly experience and refined taste; cultured and knowledgeable.
- urbane adj Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
- worldly adj Concerned with material or practical life rather than spiritual matters.
Senses
weltgewandt is used for these senses in English:
- sophisticated Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
- urbane Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
- worldly Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world.
sophisticated — full definition
- adj Having a lot of worldly experience and refined taste; cultured and knowledgeable.
- adj Highly developed or complex, especially describing technology or systems.
urbane — full definition
- adj Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
- adj Of an act, expression, etc.: suited to a person of refined manners; elegant, sophisticated.