urbanitas

Latin

Etymology

From urbānus (“of or pertaining to the city”) +‎ -itās.

Noun

urbānitās (genitive urbānitātis); f, third declension

1. An instance of living in the city; city life.
2. City fashions or manners; refinement, politeness, courtesy, urbanity, sophistication.
3. (of speech) Delicacy, elegance or refinement of speech; wit, humor, pleasantry, raillery; trickery, knavery.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	urbānitās	urbānitātēs
genitive	urbānitātis	urbānitātum
dative	urbānitātī	urbānitātibus
accusative	urbānitātem	urbānitātēs
ablative	urbānitāte	urbānitātibus
vocative	urbānitās	urbānitātēs

Related terms

Related terms

urbānātim urbānē urbāniciānus urbānus

urbicapus urbicārius urbicremus

urbicus Urbīnum urbs

Descendants

• French: urbanité
• Italian: urbanità

References

• urbanitas in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879