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- DictionarySo·phis·ti·ca·tion/səˌfistəˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the quality of being sophisticated: "her air of sophistication and confidence"
: 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: such as. a. : finely experienced and aware. a sophisticated columnist. b. : intellectually appealing.
noun. sophisticated sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.: the sophistication of the wealthy. change from the natural character or simplicity, or the resulting condition. complexity, as in design or organization.
Apr 29, 2024 · 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.
the quality in a machine or system of being clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented. the increasing power and sophistication of computers. Financial markets have grown in sophistication as well as size. the ability to understand difficult or complicated ideas.
Definitions of sophistication. noun. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment. synonyms: mundaneness, mundanity, worldliness. see more. see less. antonyms: naiveness, naivete, naivety. lack of sophistication or worldliness.
1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly: Travel tends to sophisticate a person. 2. To make more complex or refined: sophisticated the theory to take criticism into account. 3. Archaic. a. To mislead or corrupt (a person). b. To make impure; adulterate. v.intr. Archaic. To use sophistry. n. (-kĭt)
(of a person) able to understand difficult or complicated ideas. a sophisticated audience. opposite unsophisticated. See sophisticated in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See sophisticated in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English. Check pronunciation: sophisticated.
