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Definitions of sophisticated:
- having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire; “sophisticated young socialites”; “a sophisticated audience …
- advanced: ahead in development; complex or intricate; “advanced technology”; “a sophisticated electronic control system”
- Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan; elegant, refined; Complicated, especially of complex technology; Appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral
* Main Entry: so·phis·ti·cat·ed
Pronunciation: \-t?-?k?-t?d\Function: adjectiveEtymology: Medieval Latin sophisticatusDate: 1601
1 : deprived of native or original simplicity: as a : highly complicated or developed : complex <sophisticated electronic devices> b : having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience <a sophisticated lady>
2 : devoid of grossness: as a : finely experienced and aware <a sophisticated columnist> b : intellectually appealing <a sophisticated novel>
— so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly adverb
synonyms sophisticated, worldly-wise, blasé mean experienced in the ways of the world. sophisticated often implies refinement, urbanity, cleverness, and cultivation <guests at her salon were usually rich and sophisticated>. worldly-wise suggests a close and practical knowledge of the affairs and manners of society and an inclination toward materialism <a worldly-wise woman with a philosophy of personal independence>. blasé implies a lack of responsiveness to common joys as a result of a real or affected surfeit of experience and cultivation <blasé travelers who claimed to have been everywhere>.
