What does SOPHISTICATED mean?

Definitions for SOPHISTICATED
səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪdso·phis·ti·cat·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sophisticatedadjective

    having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire

    "sophisticated young socialites"; "a sophisticated audience"; "a sophisticated lifestyle"; "a sophisticated book"

  2. advanced, sophisticatedadjective

    ahead in development; complex or intricate

    "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system"

  3. sophisticatedadjective

    intellectually appealing

    "a sophisticated drama"

Wiktionary

  1. sophisticatedadjective

    Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan.

  2. sophisticatedadjective

    Elegant, refined.

  3. sophisticatedadjective

    Complicated, especially of complex technology.

  4. sophisticatedadjective

    Appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral.

  5. sophisticatedadjective

    Dishonest or misleading

  6. Etymology: First English usage circa 1601. sophisticatus.

ChatGPT

  1. sophisticated

    Sophisticated refers to something or someone that is complex, refined, knowledgeable, or intellectually advanced. It commonly relates to a high level of elegance, taste, or expertise in a particular field or area. A sophisticated person is usually considered cultured, worldly, or possessing refined tastes and manners.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sophisticated

    of Sophisticate

  2. Sophisticatedadjective

    adulterated; not pure; not genuine

Wikidata

  1. Sophisticated

    Sophisticated is the fourth studio album by the progressive metal band Sieges Even. It is the first album to feature the vocalist Greg Keller and it is a complete departure musically from their previous album. This album is rare album to find, only available overseas.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SOPHISTICATED' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3846

  2. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'SOPHISTICATED' in Adjectives Frequency: #512

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SOPHISTICATED in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SOPHISTICATED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SOPHISTICATED in a Sentence

  1. Bill Knightly:

    It comes down to some basic concepts, things like colored carpet or, in a less sophisticated or expensive application, taping off what six-feet workstations look like, so it's very visual. In some cases, installing Plexiglas or some other form of sneeze or cough guards to give folks additional insurance.

  2. The Washington Post:

    Given Putin's background -- a trained career KGB officer -- Vladimir Putin has a very astute and sophisticated understanding of the tools that Vladimir Putin can use to interfere with our election process and to sow discord and distrust, which Vladimir Putin is doing fairly well.

  3. Yehor Bozhok:

    If heavy weapons are withdrawn on our eastern border under the Minsk deal, then fine. But if the situation escalates, then we will again raise the issue of sophisticated defensive weaponry with our western partners, we are not going to attack anybody, but we would like to protect ourselves.

  4. Jim Arnold:

    They’ve gotten very sophisticated in how they obtain drugs and go about their activities.

  5. Franklin Zimring:

    It's a politically sophisticated way to change the nature of the debate, the point is not to increase the percentage of support, but to increase the intensity of support. It's not to make more people support gun control. It's to make them care about it.

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