sophisticated tastes

  • 1sophisticated — sophisticatedly, adv. /seuh fis ti kay tid/, adj. 1. (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist.… …

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  • 2sophisticated — 01. The better your English language skills, the more you are able to talk about [sophisticated] topics. 02. His reading tastes are not very [sophisticated]. Basically, he reads comic books and sports magazines. 03. His use of language is not… …

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  • 3sophisticated — [[t]səfɪ̱stɪkeɪtɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A sophisticated machine, device, or method is more advanced or complex than others. Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect. ...a large and sophisticated new… …

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  • 4sophisticated — so•phis•ti•cat•ed [[t]səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) worldly wise; not naive: sophisticated travelers[/ex] 2) appealing to cultivated tastes: sophisticated music[/ex] 3) complex; intricate: a sophisticated electronic control system[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 5sophisticated — /səˈfɪstəkeɪtəd / (say suh fistuhkaytuhd) adjective 1. (of a person, the ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., to be worldly wise; changed from the natural character or simplicity; refined; artificial. 2. of… …

  • 6soft loft — n. A loft that includes some elements of traditional house design. Also: soft loft. Example Citation: Amenities loom larger to empty nesters, who tend to have a higher income and even more sophisticated tastes, said Tripi Kasal, another sales… …

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  • 7Abigail's Party — is a play for stage and television written in 1977 by Mike Leigh. It is a suburban situation comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s. The play developed in lengthy …

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  • 8smart — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English smert causing pain, from Old English smeart; akin to Old English smeortan Date: before 12th century 1. making one smart ; causing a sharp stinging 2. marked by often sharp forceful activity or vigorous… …

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  • 9John Danvers — Disambiguation: Another John Danvers was a Vice Chancellor of Oxford University (1459 ndash;1460).Sir John Danvers (1588 ndash; 1655) was an English politician.Danvers was the third son of Sir John Danvers of Dauntsey in Wiltshire and younger… …

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  • 10Christoph Eschenbach — (pronounced [ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈɛʃn̩bax]), born February 20, 1940, Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland) is a German born pianist and conductor. He currently holds positions in Washington, D.C. as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra and… …

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