Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for UR-BAN'I-TY
UR-BAN'I-TY, n. [Fr. urbanité; L. urbanitas, from urbs, a city.]
- That civility or courtesy of manners which is acquired by associating with well bred people; politeness; polished manners. Dryden. Brown.
- Facetiousness. L'Estrange.
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