URBAN
What does "URBAN" mean?
Relating to, located in, or characteristic of a city or town.
Meanings
- Of or relating to a city or densely built-up area. Urban traffic slowed to a crawl during the morning rush.
- Characteristic of modern city culture, especially in music and style. The festival showcased urban dance and street art.
Did you know?
- Around 2007, humanity quietly crossed a threshold it had never crossed before: for the first time, more than half of all people on Earth lived in urban areas rather than the countryside.
Word origin
From Latin 'urbanus' ('of the city'), from 'urbs' ('city'); the related 'urbane' (meaning polished and sophisticated) shares the same root.
Remember it
URBAN shares its root with 'urbane' — both come from Latin 'urbs', the city.
A little poem
Glass canyons hum a wired light;
ten thousand windows, one held breath-
the city dreams, and stays awake all night.
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Wordplay
- Why did the city dweller bring a dictionary downtown? He wanted to sound urbane, not just urban.
What it teaches
A city's true size is not its skyline but the number of strangers learning to share one street.
Quick facts
What does URBAN mean?
Relating to, located in, or characteristic of a city or town.
Is URBAN a valid word?
Yes — URBAN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is URBAN?
URBAN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does URBAN come from?
From Latin 'urbanus' ('of the city'), from 'urbs' ('city'); the related 'urbane' (meaning polished and sophisticated) shares the same root.
What can URBAN teach us?
A city's true size is not its skyline but the number of strangers learning to share one street.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.