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- Dictionarysophistication/səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the quality of being sophisticated: "her air of sophistication and confidence"
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the quality of having an understanding of the world and its ways, and having an understanding of the way people behave: his wit and sophistication. Sophistication is also the quality of being complicated or made with great skill: The level of sophistication in the cameras has grown tremendously.
1. a. : the use of sophistry : sophistic reasoning. b. : sophism, quibble. 2. : the process or result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned. especially : cultivation, urbanity. 3. : the process or result of becoming more complex, developed, or subtle. Synonyms. complexity. complexness. complicacy. complicatedness. complication.
noun. /səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃn/ [uncountable] experience of the world and knowledge of fashion, culture and other things that people think are socially important. Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her. He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
the quality of having an understanding of the world and its ways, and having an understanding of the way people behave: his wit and sophistication. Sophistication is also the quality of being complicated or made with great skill: The level of sophistication in the cameras has grown tremendously.
Sophistication is the quality that belongs to a person who appears wise and glamorous. Sipping tea and appreciating opera are both stereotypical signs of sophistication.
Sophistication definition: sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.. See examples of SOPHISTICATION used in a sentence.
Sophistication is the quality of being comfortable in social situations and knowing about culture, fashion, and other matters that are considered socially important. James Bond is known for his sophistication, his style and his sense of class. 3. uncountable noun.
Sophistication Definition. The use of sophistry. The act or process of sophisticating. The state, quality, or character of being sophisticated. Enlightenment or education. Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
1. the process or result of change from the natural or simple to the knowledgeable or cultured; worldliness. 2. complexity, as in design or organization. 3. impairment; disillusionment. 4. the use of sophistry. [1350–1400]
having an understanding of the world and its ways, so that you are not easily fooled, and having an understanding of people and ideas without making them seem simple: Sophisticated readers understood the book’s hidden meaning. If a way of thinking, a system, or a machine is sophisticated, it is complicated or made with great skill:
