sophistication

sophistication
noun
ADJECTIVE
considerable, great
growing, increased, increasing
cool
cultural, intellectual, musical, political, technical, technological, theoretical
… OF SOPHISTICATION
degree, level

Computers raised the level of sophistication of these maps.

VERB + SOPHISTICATION
have

The decor has a cool sophistication.

demonstrate, show
lack
grow in

Financial markets have grown in sophistication as well as size.

PREPOSITION
with sophistication

He writes with increasing sophistication on the subject.

PHRASES
an air of sophistication

Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.

a lack of sophistication

He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.

a veneer of sophistication (esp. BrE)

She adopted an upper-class accent to give herself a veneer of sophistication.


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  • sophistication — [ sɔfistikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1370, rare av. XIXe; de sophistiquer 1 ♦ Vieilli Action de sophistiquer, de frelater (une substance). « Ce qu il a trouvé, ce siècle, c est la falsification des denrées, la sophistication des produits » (Huysmans). ⇒… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sophistication — So*phis ti*ca tion, n. [Cf. LL. sophisticatio, F. sophistication.] The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sophistication —   [englisch/amerikanisch, səfɪstɪ keɪʃn; wörtlich »Kultiviertheit«], Bezeichnung für den Anpassungsprozess der afroamerikanischen Kultur an die herrschende, europäisch beeinflusste weiße Kultur in den USA. Er ist zum einen das Resultat der… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Sophistication — (v. gr.), 1) Wiederherstellung verlorener od. verdorbener Theile; 2) die alchymistische Verfälschung des Goldes, s. Sophisticum aurum; 3) Verfälschung, z.B. von Arzneimitteln; 4) bisweilen auch synonym mit Sophisma, Sophistischer Beweis, s.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • sophistication — index civilization, experience (background), perversion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sophistication — c.1400, use or employment of sophistry, from M.L. sophisticationem (nom. sophisticatio), from sophisticare adulterate, cheat quibble, from L. sophisticus of sophists, from Gk. sophistikos of or pertaining to a sophist, from sophistes a wise man,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • sophistication — [n] culture, style composure, elegance, finesse, poise, refinement, savoir faire, savoir vivre, social grace, tact, urbanity, worldliness, worldly wisdom; concepts 388,633,655 Ant. ingenuousness, naiveté, simplicity …   New thesaurus

  • sophistication — [sə fis΄tə kā′shən] n. [ME sophisticacioun < ML sophisticatio] 1. Now Rare the use of sophistry 2. a) the act or process of sophisticating b) the state, quality, or character of being sophisticated …   English World dictionary

  • sophistication — n. the sophistication to + inf. (will she have enough sophistication to deal with their questions?) * * * [səˌfɪstɪ keɪʃ(ə)n] the sophistication to + inf. (will she have enough sophistication to deal with their questions?) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • sophistication — [[t]səfɪ̱stɪke͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu with supp The sophistication of people, places, machines, or methods is their quality of being sophisticated. It would take many decades to build up the level of education and sophistication required.… …   English dictionary

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