sophisticated (səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd
)
Definitions
adjective
- having refined or cultured tastes and habits
- appealing to sophisticates ⇒
a sophisticated restaurant
- unduly refined or cultured
- pretentiously or superficially wise
- (of machines, methods, etc) complex and refined
Alternative Forms
soˈphistiˌcatedly adverbSynonyms
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complex,
advanced,
complicated,
subtle,
delicate,
elaborate,
refined,
intricate,
multifaceted,
highly-developed
=
cultured,
refined,
cultivated,
worldly,
cosmopolitan,
urbane,
jet-set,
world-weary,
citified,
worldly-wise,
=
cultured,
intelligent,
sophisticate
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to make (someone) less natural or innocent, as by education
- to pervert or corrupt (an argument, etc) by sophistry
- (tr) to make more complex or refined
- rare to falsify (a text, etc) by alterations
noun
- a sophisticated person
Alternative Forms
soˌphistiˈcation noun soˈphistiˌcator nounWord Origin
C14: from Medieval Latin sophisticāre, from Latin sophisticus sophisticTranslations
- British English:
sophisticated
A sophisticated person is comfortable in social situations and knows about culture, fashion, and other matters that are considered socially important.He was a charming, sophisticated companion.səˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd ADJECTIVE He was a charming, sophisticated companion.
- Spanish:
sofisticado
adj sofisticada
- French:
sophistiqué
adj
- German:
anspruchsvoll
adj
- Chinese: 老于世故的 adj
- Arabic: مُتَطَوِّر adj
- Portuguese: sofisticado adj sofisticada
- Russian: искушенный adj искушенная
- Croatian: sofisticiran adj sofisticirana
- Czech: vkusný adj
- Danish: sofistikeret adj
- Dutch: subtiel adj
- Finnish: hienostunut adj
- Greek: εξεζητημένος adj εξεζητημένη
- Italian: sofisticato adj sofisticata
- Japanese: 洗練された no_posp
- Korean: 세련된 adj
- Norwegian: sofistikert adj
- Polish: wyrafinowany adj wyrafinowana
- Brazilian Portuguese: sofisticado adj sofisticada
- European Spanish:
sofisticado
adj sofisticada
- Swedish: sofistikerad adj sofistikerat
- Thai: ที่ดูมีรสนิยมสูง adj
- Turkish: rafine adj
- Vietnamese: sành điệu adj
Usage examples
She had decided on the instant that she needed a more sophisticated setting than Crete.
, The Quest for K (1986)Other archaeological evidence indicated that they may have been as intelligent and socially sophisticated as early humans.
New Scientist (2003)But the constituency of Dún Laoghaire includes some of Ireland's most sophisticated consumers, always looking for something different.
Irish Times (2002)Some of the world's more elegant pools offer sophisticated surroundings that can be savoured rather than endured.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Some of the sophisticated new stage machinery failed to work.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)