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världsvan — 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 Describing a person, usually a man, who is well-mannered, courteous and smoothly charming.
  • worldly adj Concerned with material or practical life rather than spiritual matters.

Senses

världsvan 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.
  • worldly-wise Experienced in the ways of the world; sophisticated and cosmopolitan.

sophisticated — full definition

  1. adj Having a lot of worldly experience and refined taste; cultured and knowledgeable.
  2. adj Highly developed or complex, especially describing technology or systems.

urbane — full definition

  1. adj Describing a person, usually a man, who is well-mannered, courteous and smoothly charming.
  2. adj Describes something such as a remark or gesture that is elegant and sophisticated, fitting for someone with polished manners.
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