urbanitas

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

urbānitās ātis, f

urbanus, a living in the city, city life, life in Rome : desideria urbis et urbanitatis.— City fashion, city manners, refinement, elegance, politeness, courtesy, affability, urbanity : addo urbanitatem, quae est virtus: urbanitate quādam quasi colorata oratio.— Wit, humor, pleasantry, raillery : in hominum facetorum urbanitatem incurrere.— Trickery, knavery , Ta.