Urbane vs Thoughtful - What's the difference?
urbane | thoughtful | Related terms |
(of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.
* 1949 : George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four , p12
Demonstrating thought or careful consideration.
*{{quote-book, year=1959, author=(Georgette Heyer), title=(The Unknown Ajax), chapter=1
, passage=But Richmond, his grandfather's darling, after one thoughtful glance cast under his lashes at that uncompromising countenance appeared to lose himself in his own reflections.}}
Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others.
Urbane is a related term of thoughtful.
As adjectives the difference between urbane and thoughtful
is that urbane is (of a man) courteous, polite, refined, and suave while thoughtful is demonstrating thought or careful consideration.urbane
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He felt deeply drawn to him, and not solely because he was intrigued by the contrast between O’Brien’s urbane manner and his prize-fighter’s physique.